researched when it was busiest and posted photos on social media in mid-April of a store near where he ultimately started his attack.
A cross with a name on it, and notes left by visitors, stands by others at a makeshift memorial on May 8, 2023 by the Allen, Texas mall where several people were killed two days before in a mass shooting.He was discharged from the Army in 2008 because of mental health issues and apparently had been working as a security guard, according to neighbors and an Army official.
The official also said the gunman had a patch on his chest when police killed him that read"RWDS," an acronym for the phrase"Right Wing Death Squad," popular among right-wing extremists and white supremacy groups. Robert Jackson comforts his mother, Cheryl Jackson, on May 8, 2023, as they visit a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall two days before in Allen, Texas.According to an Army official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel issues, he was kicked out due to mental health issues.
A woman who lives next door said she didn't know her neighbors well but described them as nice and polite. The man authorities say went on to become the shooter was always friendly, waving and honking, she said. The shooting was the latest attack to contribute to the unprecedented pace of mass killings this year in the U.S. Just over a week before,in Cleveland, Texas, after a neighbor asked a man to stop firing his weapon while a baby slept, authorities said.