ayman wilkie dean and new york, we are continuing to follow the tragedy out of allen, texas this hour. police reports are at an outlet mall just north of dallas. and moments ago, local officials made a very brief statement saying a police officer and an unrelated call at that mall heard shots ring out at about 3:36 pm local time. officials are confirming there are casualties, they have not yet released the exact numbers on those dead, or injured. police also say they s believe the suspect has acted alone. they re saying they plan to hold another press conference in about two hours from now. as you can imagine, lots of questions. we are going to bring you more updates the money they come into our newsroom. a short time ago, governor greg abbott issued his statement writing in part, quote, our hearts are with the people of allen, texas. tonight, during this unspeakable tragedy. we are going to, as we mentioned, bring you all the information that we get as it happens. joining
talking about the vitriol, the hate, the aggression that they are promoting as well? we have got to, like i said, stop silencing and expelling gun reform advocates who are in state legislatures, talking about this issue. and get to a point where we can have honest conversations about guns and the second amendment. their interpretation of the second amendment is incredibly antiquated. you re not using an ar-15 to shoot deer. that s just not how it goes. shoot deer that me read you some data from the pew research center, and that s according to the last, or the latest comprehensive data that has been collected. this is the number of u.s. gun deaths which include suicide and murder has changed overtime. the record 48,820 guns in 2021 briefings a 23% increase in