unders from strolling through here so if there s any processing of the crime scene and whatnot that s got to be wrapped up here, we need to get that done although there are hundreds of cars abandoned star. jon: congressman, the gunman did not live in allen, came in from outside of allen. it raises all kinds of questions, which perhaps can be answered later tonight or tomorrow as to what the motive
fire chief for the allen fire department. i m going to speak to the medical part of our response. when we received the call, we activated our active attack integrated response rescue task force teams. found seven deceased individuals on scene. we transported nine individuals to the hospital to area trauma facilities. of those we transported, to have since died. 3r in vertical surgery and for our stable. i ll now turn it over to police chief harvey. [inaudible question] the total would then be nine. my name is brian harvey, chief of police in allen.
enforcement presence and people, not a lot of criminals are doing violent crimes in allen, texas so the mood is just somber right now especially when you hear young people lost their life. obviously we don t know the exact count but our report shows not only people with fatalities but also in the hospital right now in critical i think, we always come together in the fight through it and obviously we give them and kudos and respect and honor to law enforcement officer that was on the scene for something that wasn t related and heard gunfire and ran straight to the suspect and neutralized them but our hearts are morning because this is just not the texas way and the fact that this happened in a safe environment makes it that
courageously to protect our neighborhood, neighborhood and community and as a community we will respond and get past this together. we will hear next from our mayor of the city of allen, can. my name is ken fault, i m here to read the briefing statement for the city of allen. today is a tragic day for the city of allen. our citizens, our friends and visitors at the allen premium outlets today. we are a strong caring community and we all want the victims and their families impacted by this tragedy to know we will wrap our arms around you and we are here for you. the city of allen pledges to offer complete support. we know you are grieving, we are grieving. rest assured, the nation and the world are also grieving. allen is a proud and safe city
9:00 p.m. in allen, texas. the allen fire department confirming the transport of nine victims to the hospital. the extent of their injuries not known at this time. after the shooting, hundreds of people, perhaps thousands could be seen streaming out of the whole area holding up their hands in the air as police cleared the scene. we are waiting to hear from law enforcement in allen, texas. we will take you there live as soon as a news conference begins. we go live to casey stegall live on the ground near where the shooting took place. we are moments from that press conference scheduled to start over at the city hall. council chambers, city officials are going to be involved. we understand in addition to police and fire and other