On Saturday, May 6th, a mass shooting took place at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, leaving eight people dead and seven injured. The victims include Cindy Cho, know her age and family
According to the Gun Violence Archive’s data, the recent shooting at the Allen, Texas outlet mall has been classified as the second-deadliest mass shooting of 2023. As more details emerge, evidence suggests that the gunman held far-right extremist beliefs.
Who is Cindy Cho killed by Mauricio Garcia in Allen Mall Texas shooting, bio, age, family, husband, obituary, photo
This is so incredibly sad.
Cindy Cho, Kyu Cho, and James Cho all were shot and killed in the Allen, Texas mass shooting. 6-year old William Cho is the only surviving family member. He was also shot by Mauricio Garcia on May 6th and is recovering in the ICU.
He lost his entire… pic.twitter.com/zAPJoMIL5L
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) May 9, 2023
The victims of the Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting ranged in age from 3 to 37 years old. The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the names of some of the victims, including Kyu Song Cho, Cindy Cho, Christian LaCour, Elio Cumana-Rivas, and Aishwarya Thatikonda. Two of the victims were identified only as females aged 11 and 8, both from Sachse, Texas.
Cindy Cho was from Dallas and was at the mall with her husband Kyu Song Cho and kids. One of their kids was also killed in the shooting, according to the Houston office of the South Korean Consulate.
Cho (age: 35 years; 1987 to May 6, 2023) was a Dallas, Texas-based dentist who became prey to another American gun violence incident.
Among the victims of the Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting was Christian LaCour, a 20-year-old security guard who lost his life. His sister, Brianna Smith, shared with CNN that LaCour was a “sweet and caring young man who was deeply loved by our family.”
Aishwarya Thatikonda was visiting the mall with a friend. She was an engineer from McKinney, Texas, and her family resides in India.
Investigation into the case
The gunman responsible for the shooting has been identified as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia. In the aftermath of the shooting, law enforcement officials found an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun at the location where the shooter, Garcia, was killed. Garcia’s acquisition of the weapon used in the shooting raises more questions about how, when, and where he did it.
On Monday, the Pentagon confirmed that Garcia had been discharged from the Army for mental health reasons. Garcia entered the Army in June 2008 but was terminated three months later without completing his initial entry training. He was not assigned a specific job or “military occupational specialty.” A Defense Department official told NPR that Army staff “quickly identified he was a problem.”