What We Know About the Allen, Texas, Mall Sh**ting

The residents and authorities in a Dallas suburb on Sunday began to process the shooting at a crowded mall in which the police say a gunman killed at least eight people, including children, and injured at least seven others before a police officer killed him.

The shooting happened on Saturday at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, about 25 miles north of Dallas, and turned a busy afternoon of shopping into chaos.

Here is what we know about what happened.

How did the shooting unfold?

Gunfire erupted around 3:30 p.m. local time, the police said, as throngs of shoppers filled the outdoor mall, which has more than 120 stores.

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