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A gunman has shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy shopping mall in Texas, police have said.
The gunman stepped out of a vehicle and began firing outside the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, a suburb in Dallas, sending hundreds of shoppers fleeing in panic.
He was “walking down the sidewalk just… shooting his gun outside,” an eyewitness told local ABC affiliate WFAA TV.
“He was just shooting his gun everywhere for the most part.”
The gunman, who is believed to have acted alone, was killed by a police officer at the scene, authorities said.
Texas governor Greg Abbott called the shooting an “unspeakable tragedy”.
He said in a statement that the state was prepared to offer any assistance local authorities may need.