begin any moment now, here is what we know so far at this hour. police say that they received reports of an active shooter, just at the 30 pm local time, and according to authorities, at least nine people have been hospitalized. the shooter now that, we re being told, there are multiple fatalities, but police have not yet released an exact count. perhaps, we ll get some insight varying this briefing. however, they have confirmed that there is no longer an active threat in the area. let s go to nbc s morgan chesky, he s on the ground for us right outside the premium all there in on texas. morgan, we ve been checking in with you regularly since the tragedy unfolded, what more can you tell us? yeah, amen, there s that remains incredibly large law enforcement presence here surrounding the entire perimeter of the mall with more than 120 stores. as we await to hear the update from the police chief of allen texas, i can tell you that we are hearing more than stories about how it p
good evening, everyone, i am ayman mohyeldin in new york. we re continuing to follow that burqa news of the mass shooting in allen, texas, as we await that briefing from local officials, which we expect to
a lot of horsemen here in just a few minutes, for details are coming to light. i think one important note here is that there were rumors almost immediately as the gunshots began circulating on social media, among those people inside the mall, that the shooter was wearing some sort of body armor and appeared to look like a potential police officer. that is why, elise from the perspective of miss perez, who we spoke to, she said that they were almost hesitant, even potentially fearful that when police finally showed up to rescue them, they doubted that they were actually the good guys, in that situation because of the description of the gunman that had gone out, and that he was just in a very tactical manner, per se. morgan, really quickly, and i don t know if you re familiar with the severe, but can you describe a little bit of allen, texas. if you re familiar with the, it sounds like there is a little bit of a busy traffic there behind you.
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