Gunman's Army background and social media activity raise concerns before Texas mall shooting.
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Social media posts on a page that appears to belong to the suspected gunman of the Allen Premium Outlets shooting, Mauricio Garcia, suggest that he may have scouted the mall before the attack. Investigators are examining activity on the Russian social networking site OK.ru in connection to the investigation. The evidence suggests the shooter subscribed to a “mish-mash” of ideologies that have led investigators to treat this as a case of homegrown violent extremism, that may have been ethnically or racially motivated. GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub for all verified fundraisers related to the shooting.
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