Texas police shared a video from an officer’s body camera on Wednesday (28 June). It shows the officer politely telling children to put on their seat belts just before he ran after and killed a mass shooter.
Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey commended his officer for taking decisive action on May 6 when gunfire erupted at Allen Premium Outlets during an attack in which eight people were slain before the gunman was shot and killed.
Harvey said in a statement –
βThis video shows how quickly a routine interaction with the public turned into a life-and-death situation.β
βThe officer recognized the danger, ran toward the gunfire and neutralized the threat β and for his actions, the Allen community is forever grateful.β
The video, which was released Tuesday after a grand jury cleared the officer of any wrongdoing, revealed that he was chatting with children and a woman in the parking lot of the mall when gunshots abruptly rang out.
Prior to the gunshots, the officer could be heard saying –
“Make sure you wear your seat belts when Mommy’s driving … you be good.”
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He observed customers escaping before grabbing his firearm and sprinting toward the sound of gunfire. The unidentified officer and the gunman were both concealed by darkness. Due to the continuous movement of the body camera, it was difficult to determine how far away the officer was when he subdued the gunman.
The officer screamed –
“Shots fired by police, I got him down.”
He stated, referring to the hat store –
“Iβm over here by Lids, I got him down.”
The body cam footage has been widely shared on social media, generating numerous responses –
NEW: Police footage from the Allen, Texas mall shooting was just released
God Bless this Texas police officer.https://t.co/KTYMWC8SWn pic.twitter.com/s9zxyDQpxx
β JaimeAguieπETH (@ElphickEts73600) June 29, 2023
Just watched BodyCam footage of the officer who stopped the shooter of the Allen Texas Mall Shooting.
I now get to work on a YouTube Video about Video Games, while listening to my wife sing and the kiddo plays with her grandparents.
Don’t take what you have for granted.
β Schwahn π¦’ (@Schwahn_) June 29, 2023
NEW: Police footage from the Allen, Texas mall shooting was just released
God Bless this Texas police officer. https://t.co/f9u7QkJtO5
β TexasLindsayβ’ (@TexasLindsay_) June 28, 2023
Outside of a Fatburger restaurant, he yelled for others to get away from the blurry corpse of the gunman.
The officer said –
“I got him down!”
“I think so. I’m not hearing any gunshots. Is he down? “
A second officer then confirmed the fatality. The shooting officer said –
“Goddamn, bro! Got him, bro!”
Kyu Song Cho, 37, Cindy Cho, 35, and James Cho, 3, were killed, along with Aishwarya Thatikonda, 27, Daniela Mendoza, 11, Sofia Mendoza, 8, Christian LaCour, 20, and Elio Cumana-Rivas, 32.
According to officials, the killer, Mauricio Garcia, 33, was pushed out of the military 15 years ago due to mental health issues, including trouble coping with stressful transitions.
