Wearing black tactical gear, the shooter exited a silver Dodge Charger and shot into a crowd outside the mall. The shooting began on May 6, 2023, at 3:36 p.m. The center is located 25 miles (40 km) north of Dallas, Texas, in a northern suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

Opened in September 2000, Allen Premium Outlets is a large outdoor mall owned by Simon Property Group. The shooting occurred eight days after five people had been killed in a mass shooting in Cleveland, Texas, leading to increased scrutiny of gun laws in Texas. Garcia posted hateful comments against women, Jews and racial minorities in the lead-up to the massacre. His body was tattooed with fascist symbols including SS lightning bolts and a large swastika. The shooter, 33 year old Mauricio Martinez Garcia, wore a black tactical vest embroidered with a patch reading 'RWDS' ('Right Wing Death Squad'). The perpetrator was shot by a police officer already in the area on an unrelated call. Nine people, including the perpetrator, were killed during the massacre, the youngest of whom was a three-year-old boy.

On May 6, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at Allen Premium Outlets, an outlet center in Allen, Texas, United States.

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