Key takeaways:
- Eight people were killed in a shooting at a Dallas-area outlet mall on Sunday.
- The shooter, Mauricio Garcia, had an interest in white supremacist ideology, including rants against Jews, women, and racial minorities.
- Federal agents are continuing to investigate the possibility of a connection to white supremacist ideology.
Eight people were killed in a shooting at a Dallas-area outlet mall on Sunday, and federal agents are investigating the possibility that the gunman had an interest in white supremacist ideology.
Mauricio Garcia, 33, was identified as the shooter, and federal agents have been reviewing social media accounts they believe he used. Posts on the account since September expressed extremist beliefs, including rants against Jews, women, and racial minorities, as well as posts about struggling with mental health.
Garcia had a patch on his chest when he was killed by police that read “RWDS,” an acronym for the phrase “Right Wing Death Squad,” which is popular among white supremacists. He also maintained a profile on the Russian social networking platform OK.RU, including posts referencing extremist online forums, such as 4chan, and content from white nationalists, including Nick Fuentes, an antisemitic white nationalist provocateur.
At this time, it is unclear what the motive for the shooting was, and federal agents are continuing to investigate the possibility of a connection to white supremacist ideology. No further information has been released at this time.
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