The victims of a Texas mall shooting over the weekend include a young boy and his parents, two elementary school-aged sisters, a security guard and an engineer.
over the weekend nearly decimated two families, leaving three children dead and another orphaned, their loved ones and officials said Monday., who was later killed by police, opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets, about 25 miles north of Dallas, authorities said.
Young-Hwan Kim, the Houston consul for South Korea, told NBC News that the family were not Korean nationals but Americans. Though he declined to confirm the identities of the victims, the consular said he had been in contact with the family. “Words cannot express the sadness we feel as we grieve the loss of our students. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mendoza family, the families of the victims, and all those affected by this senseless tragedy,” Wylie Independent School District Superintendent David Vinson wrote.A member of the Mendoza family declined to comment.
“It was delayed identification because her face was mutilated, totally unrecognizable,” he said. “It’s a grief I’ve never experienced. I pray that this situation doesn’t happen to anybody.” Thatikonda earned her master’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2020, according to her LinkedIn profile.
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