Texas mall shooter discharged from military due to mental health concerns.

Man Who Shot Up Texas Mall Previously Served in U.S. Army and Had Extremist Views

The man responsible for the shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets in Texas over the weekend had previously served in the U.S. Army but was removed due to mental health concerns in 2008, according to the FBI. Rolling Stone obtained an FBI bulletin on the 33-year-old killer, which revealed that the Bureau’s review of the subject’s social media accounts revealed hundreds of postings and images with racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist rhetoric, including neo-Nazi materials and material espousing the supremacy of the white race.

The Daily Wire is not naming the suspect due to company policy about not giving notoriety to mass killers. The report claimed that law enforcement believes “the shooter was a neo-Nazi and incel.”

Conflicting Reports About the Shooter

However, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott cautioned against believing some of the initial reports about the shooter, who is a Latino male that has a dark complexion and black hair. Abbott told Fox News on Monday morning: “Well, so listen, I know that there are a lot of, let’s say early stories about the shooter out there, what I can tell from talking to the investigators yesterday, is that people should not jump to conclusions because there’s a lot of conflicting information about him.”

“Let the investigators work through the guy’s background,” he said. “And I think that once you see more information about the guy’s background, it will reveal a little bit more about why this happened.”

Details About the Suspect

The FBI raided a home in the northeast patrol division of Dallas on Saturday night where the suspect reportedly lived with his parents for years. They reportedly needed a translator to speak with the family. The suspect drove a gray Dodge Charger, which he drove to the mall to commit the atrocity, and had reportedly been staying at a motel in recent days. CBS News reporter J.D. Miles reported that he “had no serious criminal record and was working as a security guard.”

Police Officer Neutralized the Suspect

At 3:36 p.m. local time, a police officer was responding to a separate call at the outlet mall and heard gunfire. The officer then engaged the shooter and “neutralized” the suspect before calling for emergency personnel.

• The shooter had extremist views and was removed from the U.S. Army due to mental health concerns.
• Law enforcement believes he was a neo-Nazi and incel.
• Conflicting reports about the shooter’s background.
• The FBI raided the suspect’s home and needed a translator to speak with his family.
• The suspect had no serious criminal record and was working as a security guard.
• A police officer neutralized the suspect.

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