Update:
Updated June 6 to include additional information throughout.
Allen mall shooting timeline: How events, investigation unfold
Information surrounding the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets continued to be released Tuesday.
Eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Allen Premium Outlets on Saturday.
The community mourned the victims Sunday, with churches across Dallas-Fort Worth hosting services to remember the lives of those lost.
On Monday evening, officials confirmed the names of the adult victims. Three children — aged 3, 8 and 11 — were killed. A least half of the victims were of Asian descent. Seven people were wounded. The Communities Foundation of Texas is collecting donations to help victims.
The shooting was the second-deadliest in the U.S. this year, behind a January shooting at a ballroom in California, which killed 11 plus the shooter.
Officials said the assailant was Mauricio Garcia, 33, on Sunday evening. On Tuesday, officials gave their first public briefing since just after Saturday’s massacre, when at two news conferences they declined to take questions from the media.
An official has said the gunman was terminated from the U.S. Army in 2008 and did not complete initial training. Social media posts, apparently linked to the shooter, espoused an obsession with violence and extremist ideology, according to a profile reviewed by The Dallas Morning News.
Dashcam video circulated online shows a person getting out of a silver sedan in the mall’s parking lot. The shooter opens fire at people on a sidewalk.
VIDEO: What We Know About the Allen Mall Shooting
Eight people were killed and seven others wounded in a shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall Saturday. The gunman died at the scene.
The following timeline is an approximation of events based on information provided by authorities and Dallas Morning News reports:
Saturday, May 6:
3:36 p.m.: Dispatch receives a 911 call that shots were fired at the mall.
3:37 p.m.: An Allen police officer who was nearby on an unrelated call and heard gunfire at the mall tells dispatch the incident is a mass shooting. Minutes later, according to police, that officer “engaged the suspect and neutralized the threat.”
3:43 p.m.: About this time, the first medics arrive on scene.
4:03 p.m.: Allen Fire Chief Johnathan Boyd calls Allen’s city manager about the shooting.
4:20 p.m.: Around that time, Allen police put out a message that said law enforcement was on the scene and asked the public to avoid the area.
4:30 p.m.: The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Dallas office said it was responding to an “active shooter incident” at the mall.
4:45 p.m.: News helicopter footage showed at least four white sheets outside of an H&M store and beside what appeared to be blood on the concrete.
5 p.m.: Hundreds of people were seen in the footage leaving the mall, many of them with their hands up. Numerous ambulances, fire trucks and law enforcement vehicles were parked at the mall.
6-7 p.m.: A crowd of hundreds of people huddled near a police blockade, with some waiting to reunite with family members. Allen officials said that nine victims were taken to hospitals, that there was no longer an active threat and a reunification spot had been created.
9 p.m.: A news conference was scheduled for this time. Authorities say a gunman fatally shot eight people and wounded seven others. Seven people, including the shooter, were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Two of the nine victims taken to the hospital later died, police said. Three victims were in critical condition Saturday evening and four were stable.
10:16 p.m.: The final unit included in the Allen Fire Department Fire Marshal office’s post-incident analysis report is cleared from the scene.
Sunday, May 7
12 p.m.: A statement from Medical City Healthcare said Saturday the hospital system had received eight victims ranging from age 5 to 61.
5 p.m.: A prayer service was held at Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church in Allen; Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. Angela Paxton attended with a crowd of about 1,000.
5:10 p.m.: The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed in a news release that the assailant was Mauricio Garcia. Officials said he was 34, while public records list him as 33.
5:45 p.m.: Those needing to retrieve their vehicles from the mall allowed to go to a recreation center and be transported to pick up their vehicles, the Dallas-area office of the FBI said in a news release.
Monday, May 8
10 am.: At a press conference, Uvalde families and Democratic state senators demand a vote on a House bill in the Texas Legislature that would raise the minimum age to buy most AR-style rifles from 18 to 21.
11 a.m.: Around this time, the City of Allen said the Communities Foundation of Texas is collecting donations to help victims.
12 p.m.: A House committee voted to advance the bill regarding AR-style rifles at about noon after facing pressure from parents of children who died in the Uvalde school massacre. Monday was the deadline to pass House bills out of committee, but this bill is still unlikely to become law.
5 p.m.: Texas DPS confirms the names and ages of those killed in the shooting. The agency did not release the identities of those under age 18.
Tuesday, May 9
9:45 a.m.: DPS announces a press briefing with representatives from the FBI and Allen police to be held at 2 p.m. at Allen City Hall.
2 p.m.: Officials say the gunman had eight legally purchased weapons with him the day of the shooting and say he was killed by an Allen officer within three to four minutes. It was the first briefing given to the public since Saturday.
Saturday, May 13:
Hundreds of people gather for a rally in Allen that calls for stronger gun laws.
Hundreds gather in Allen to demand change in Texas gun safety policies after mall shooting
Monday, May 15:
The Allen Police Department releases audio of the 911 calls tied to the shooting.
Tuesday, May 16:
The makeshift memorial that stood on a patch of grass at the edge of the mall property is removed. The shopping center later announced plans to erect a permanent memorial.
Wednesday, May 31:
10 a.m.: Some stores in the Allen Premium Outlets reopen for the first time since the shooting.
Monday, June 5:
The Allen Fire Department Fire Marshal’s office releases a post-incident analysis report documenting the emergency medical responders actions to the May 6 shooting.
PHOTOS: Mourners pay tribute to victims of Allen Premium Outlets shooting
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