we are following two major stories unfolding aat this hour. in texas, a killer revealed. we re learning more details about the gunman in the deadly shooting, eight people shot. a car hit a group of people outside a homeless shelter outside brownsville, texas. but we begin this hour in allen, texas. first, a warning that some of the things you re about to see are disturbing. cnn obtained this photo that appears to show the dead shooter heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear. a senior law enforcement source familiar with the investigation tells cnn that the suspect, the gunman, is 33-year-old mauricio garcia. a dash cam video captures the moment the killer hops out of his car. we re pausing it before you see him gun down men, women, and children on that by busy sidewalk at that outlet mall. this is the sound of terror and gunshots and people frantically running for cover. a police officer already at the mall on an unrelated call kills the gunman. ed lavin deare row is at
joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary church. just ahead, we are following two tragedies out of texas. new details on the man who opened fire at an outdoor mall in the city of allen, killing eight people. his possible ties to right-wing extremism. in brownsville, investigators are trying to determine why the driver of a car crashed into a group of people outside a migrant shelter, killing at least eight. and a covid-era immigration rule expires this week. we will talk to a priest in el paso, texas, whose church shelters dozens of migrants. thanks for joining us. residents of allen, texas, have been mourning the eight people killed in saturday s mass shooting. officials, first responders, and other members of the community gathered at this vigil on sunday to remember the victims. the mayor-elect delivered an emotional speech calling for prayers to help heal the city. we re going to need prayer. so pleas
or m-4 carbine, and he was firing. shot about four or five shots as he proceeded toward the hamburger place. i don t know who he shot. a few moments later, we saw a police officer come across in front of us like he was in pursuit of the individual. cnn has learned the name of one of the eight people killed in that attack. this is christian lacour. his systems cnn that he was a sweet, caring young man who was loved greatly by his family. a survivor of the shooting also says he was a kind and dedicated mall security guard who could light up a room just by being there. u.s. president joe biden has ordered flags to be lowered to half staff through thursday for the, quote, senseless acts of violence in texas. he s now calling on u.s. lawmakers to take action on gun control. cnn s jeremy diamond has more from the white house. reporter: the flag above the white house is once again flying
the shooting started and where it ended, separated by several hundred yards, basically on the opposite side of the building. listen to what that witness told us a little while ago. we basically turned and watched, and as we were watching, the shooter goes right across he s not running, but he s kind of in a deliberate assault-type move. and he either have an m-16 or an m-4 carbine, and he was firing. he fired about four or five shots as he proceeded toward the hamburger place. so, i don t know who he shot. a few moments later, we saw a police officer came across in front of us like he was in pursuit of the individual. reporter: that witness was telling us that as that gunman was passing by there he was hoping he wouldn t look to his left and see people inside the store he was at. we have learned from a senior law enforcement source that the suspect is mauricio garcia.
dr. siddiqui has gone by the boards. he s a i am a thiers. a supporter of the jailed neuroscientist who was sentenced to 86 years in prison for attempting to shot and kill american military personnel when she was being interrogated in afghanistan. her cause has become significant among the pakistani population. they believe she has been railroaded by american justice. but american justice says this is a woman who is very dangerous and tried to kill american service members. she in fact was shot in the abdomen as a response when she grabbed an m-4 carbine one of her interrogators placed on the