Nine killed by gunman in Texas mall shooting
A gunman has shot and killed 9 people, and wounded at least seven others at a busy shopping mall north of the city of Dallas in the United States, according to police.
The gunman, whom authorities said they believe acted alone, was killed by a police officer after he began firing outside of the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas, the city's police chief Brian Harvey said at a press conference.
Allen fire department chief Jon Boyd told the same press conference that his department took at least nine victims with gunshot wounds to area hospitals.
Two of those people died at the hospital, Boyd said at a second press conference on Saturday night.
Three of the victims were in critical condition, and four others were stable, he added.
TV aerial images showed hundreds of people calmly walking out of the mall, located about 40 km(25 miles) northeast of Dallas, Texas, after the violence unfolded, many with their hands up as dozens of police stood guard.
The footage also showed blood on sidewalks outside the mall and white sheets covering what appeared to be bodies.
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