Steagall casey before you joined the fox news channel, you were a reporter for fox four news. You know the area you live close to the area of what can you tell us . I can tell you that there are a lot of frightened people out here and there are a lot of angry people out here right now because once again in america, another city, Making Headlines For A Mass Shooting and no doubt that people that weve talked to are lucky to be alive , and they know that and that there are people that are not able to say that tonight. But theyre also frustrated because it seems to keep happening and nothing seems to change and theyre not slowing down. There are also a little frustrated over the inconvenience because this whole area is shut down very much. Still an active crime scene, so all of the people who were here shopping at the time they cannot get their cars, so a lot of people are just kind of hanging out, but the crowds are disappear. Eating now folks are being told they may not even be able to g
steagall casey before you joined the fox news channel, you were a reporter for fox four news. you know the area you live close to the area of what can you tell us? i can tell you that there are a lot of frightened people out here and there are a lot of angry people out here right now because once again in america, another city, making headlines for a mass shooting and no doubt that people that we ve talked to are lucky to be alive , and they know that and that there are people that are not able to say that tonight. but they re also frustrated because it seems to keep happening and nothing seems to change and they re not slowing down. there are also a little frustrated over the inconvenience because this whole area is shut down very much. still an active crime scene, so all of the people who were here shopping at the time they cannot get their cars, so a lot of people are just kind of hanging out, but the crowds are disappear. eating now folks are being told they may not even
being told that there are multiple fatalities. police have not yet released an exact count. perhaps we ll get some insight during this briefing. however, they have confirmed that there is no longer an active threat in the area. let s go to nbc s morgan chesky is on the ground for us rates outside the mall there allen, texas. morgan, we ve been checking in with you since this tragedy unfolded. what can you tell us? aged amen, there still remains an incredibly large law enforcement presence here, surrounding an entire parameter of the small, more than 120 stores. as we wait to hear the update from the police chief of allen, texas, i can tell you that we are hearing more and more stories of how this played out late this afternoon. gunshots were reported at 3:30. i shared some of those interviews with you. i don t mention the story of abby perez, a short time ago. she was the mother that when she heard fireworks, she realized this was an active shooter situation, she took her t
support. we appreciate that. i will turn it over to congressman keith self. thank you, chief. first and foremost, we need to keep the families impacted by this tragedy in our prayers. we will never know how many lives were saved by the swift actions of our first responders. what we do know is that we owe a debt of gratitude to first responders that ran toward the gunfire and acted swiftly to neutralize the threat. i will be followed by state representative jeff leech. i m state representative jeff leech from house district state 67 and resident of allen. my family and i reside about a mile from where the shooting took place. this community is home for us, and our hearts are
bodies. full we had to topaz through their, unfortunately. you think you saw the shooter as you walked outside? i think that was him. yeah. with the armor on. one of the first updates police did provide was that the shooter was neutralized. the police chief here in allen said there was a police officer who was responding to an unrelated call. heard the gunshots, realize what was happening, and immediately ran towards the gunfire and engaged the shooter. and took him down. we anticipate to hear more about that situation here in this press conference happening in just a few minutes time. i should note that authorities have also confirmed at least nine people have been taken away our art tape treated in hospitals. the tally is still unknown at this time. although we ve heard from multiple witnesses here at the mall, ayman, but they did see multiple bodies on premise. a horrific update to come on authorities. in the meantime, there has been certainly a fair