Texas Allen mall shooting: Victims ID’d

ALLEN, Texas — At least eight people were killed in a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, May 6. 

Several others were injured and are being treated at hospitals.

Patch on shooter’s chest included a right-wing acronym, officials say

The shooter who killed at least eight people and wounded a half-dozen more was wearing a patch on his chest with a right-wing acronym at the time of the massacre.

The patch on Mauricio Garcia’s chest included the acronym “rwds,” according to two senior law enforcement officials. Authorities believe this stands for “right wing death squad” a phrase used in far-right online spaces, one of the senior law enforcement officials said.

27-year-old engineer from India was among the victims

Another victim killed in the carnage at the outlet mall in Allen, Texas, over the weekend was identified as 27-year-old Aishwarya Thatikonda. 

Her death was confirmed by a representative from the Telugu Association of North America, a group that serves the Telugu community, and is assisting her family. 

Thatikonda, an engineer working in Dallas, completed a master’s degree at Eastern Michigan University in 2020, according to her LinkedIn profile. 

Her family will have her remains sent to India, the representative said. 

Security guard, 20, was a ‘beautiful soul,’ his grandma says

One of the victims of the Saturday mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, has been identified as 20-year-old Christian LaCour, his grandmother shared on Facebook. 

LaCour was a security guard at the mall, his grandmother Sandra Montgomery wrote Sunday. 

She remembered him as “such a beautiful soul” with “goals for his future.” She asked for prayers for their “very close family.”

“I know this is almost unbearable,” she wrote. 
One of the victims was 20-year-old Christian LaCour, his grandmother shared on Facebook.