politicsnation. tonight s lead, enough is enough. right now, at least nine people, including two children are dead after a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall in allen, texas on saturday. the authorities have identified the gunman as 33-year-old mauricio garcia. two senior law officials are telling nbc news today that he interacted heavily with white supremacist content online. nbc news has not yet seen any of the suspects. investigators say it is still too early to determine a motive for the shootings. at least seven people ages 5 to 61 remain hospitalized for injuries tonight. some of them are still in critical condition. president biden weighed in earlier today, offering condolences. but also calling on congress to deliver a bill that bans assault weapons and enacts universal background checks. while americans real from yet another bloodbath caught on video, the response from most republican politicians have been their usual call for thoughts and prayers. and the insist
life. reporter: eight people dead and at least seven others wounded after yet another mass shooting on american soil. we have multiple reporter: this time at an outlet mall in allen, texas, saturday about 25 miles north of dallas. the gunshots, it sounded like a war zone. it was horrifying. reporter: investigators say the 33-year-old gunman who was killed at the scene by a police officer may have been driven by right wing extremism a. senior law enforcement source tells cnn there isn t a specific motive they ve identified yet but investigators have uncovered an extensive social media presence. stephen spainhour rushed to the scene. saw a little boy about 4 or 5, he kept saying my mother is hurt. i told him everything was fine, that help was on the way. i checked him for no wounds, but he was caked with blood from head to toe. reporter: greg abbott attended a vigil for the victims said authorities don t yet know enough about the gunman to make determinations.
hello everyone, thanks so much for joining us for this hour, where we bring you tomorrow s news tonight. we have our great lineup of reporters to share our secrets. here when we have harry enten, , shimon prokupecz, and sarah murray. thank you all for being here on the couch tonight. okay, another texas town is reeling after another mass shooting at an outlet mall over the weekend, killed eight people, wounded seven others. tonight, we re learning more about the 33-year-old gunman and his actions leading up to the shooting. shimon prokupecz is following the story. let s start with what s next in the story. ultimately, right now, as much as we know about this individual, really the hate, the heat keep believed in really there is still this thing they need to do, authorities need to figure them out of. is there something else going on here that perhaps sparked this? so, that s investigators are now doing. you know, we learned so much about him through his social media.
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general merrick garland have been briefed as we wait for this news conference. first, breaking news update live to nate foy. nate, what are we learning at this house? trace, police say the shooter opened fire at an old national bank in downtown louisville. you mentioned four people are dead. at least nine others are injured, which is one more than police last told us in the previous update. two police officers are injured. one of them is in critical condition and is undergoing emergency surgery this afternoon. the other officer is described as having less serious injuries and is expected to survive. kentucky governor andy beshear, the louisville major and the louisville police department are all praising the quick response from officers that arrived at the bank within three minutes of the shooting. we re expecting another press conference any second now. the last time that we heard from officials, governor beshear shared his personal connection to this attack. listen. thi