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
motivational question? well, most immediately of course, from logistics, you have got to make sure that small is safe. and there is nobody else cowering, by the way, in a closet or in backroom, an employee, or a customer who just doesn t know that it is over. that all has to be resolved. the crime scene, and who is going to take the crime scene. so allen may not have the very best, or any, for that matter evidence. they might defer to a sheriff s office, or a larger department. they might ask the fbi to come in and do it themselves on behalf of the department. that is got to be the cited, who is processing the crime scene. notification of victims really victims families, really tough. a center is set up i am sure for people who cannot find their loved ones, they re identifying if there is deceased people, they are identifying them, trying to reach out to next of kin.