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
was preparing to open. four people are dead, nine more were wounded and transported to a nearby hospital officials say that police exchanged gunfire when they confronted the shooter. two officers were hurt in the gunfight. the shooter died at the scene, and it s unclear if he was shot by police or by himself. witnesses described chaotic moments. people were running for cover. some inside the bank, even hiding themselves in a vault for safety, and investigators say the gunman was working alone and may have been a former employee or some connection with that bag . president biden and attorney general merrick garland have both been briefed. can tuck ee governor andy bashir revealing that two of those killed today were close. friends were expecting another update in a press briefing in the next hour . cnn s shimon prokupecz is here with more on what we re learning about the circumstances, all the events that took place and the shooter. what do we do? that s the big question the s
elementary school in uvalde, texas at 12:03 8 pm and 12:51 pm, when police finally stormed an and shot the shooter. during a stunning press conference this week, police admitted to a string of failures. at the heart of the matter, the incident commander on the scene said that he made the wrong decision by not breaching sooner the classrooms where the gunmen was with students and the teachers. texas congressman, joaquin castro, is not calling on the fbi to investigate the response into the shooting. we are left with a series a question, some that we will never know the answer to, how many kids could have been saved? medical experts stress the importance of evacuating it took days to get a clear picture, and there are still gaps and what we do know. how do we prevent the next mass shooting in this country because democrats have sensible answers to that question? republicans, on the other hand, all they have is insulted nonsense. one of the things that everyone agreed is don
too much for him to take. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. at least nine excuse me, eight 9-1-1 calls were made at classrooms at robb elementary school in uvalde, between 12:03 pm, a half hour after the shooter entered the building and 12:50 pm, when border agents and police finally stormed in and shot the shooter. during a stunning press conference this week, police admitted to a string of failures. at the heart of the matter, the incident commander on the scene said that he made the wrong decision by not breaching sooner the classrooms where the gunmen was with students and the teachers. texas congressman, joaquin castro, is not calling on the fbi to investigate the response into the shooting. we are left with a series of questions, some that we will never know the answer to, how many kids could have been saved? medical experts stress the importance of evacuating it took days to get a clear picture, and there are still gaps in what we do know. how do we prevent
school. while there is an overwhelming sense of sorrow, there is a hunger for answers. there are new questions this morning as investigators piece together what happened. centering on the timeline of events. the texas department of public safety says the suspect was on the premises for about 40 minutes. a school resource officer, they say, confronted him, but the suspect kept going, entered the school, walked into a double classroom, locked the door, and began shooting. video has emerged appearing to show desperate parents outside the school. some appearing frustrated with law enforcement. we should note this it s unclear at the time, precisely at what point this video occurred as well as what actions law enforcement was taking at the moment. the ap reports one parent whose daughter was killed, said he was upset police weren t moving more quickly. he has confirmed that sentiment to nbc news. and that he made that statement. nbc news has reached out to the texas department o