Emergency Services in the United States has confirmed that a gunman has shot and killed eight people shopping at a mall north of Dallas, Texas.
Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Allen Premium Outlets mall as eyewitnesses described a man firing indiscriminately at passers-by.
According to Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey, a police officer on an unrelated call killed the gunman after hearing shots.
Some of the victims are reported to be children. At least seven people are being treated in hospital, three of whom are critically ill.
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