A mall security guard and an engineer from India have also been identified as victims.
Family members are beginning to identify the victims of Saturday’s massacre at a Texas outlet mall.
Mauricio Garcia, 33, killed eight people and wounded seven more before an Allen police officer, following the sound of gunshots, cut him down and stopped the shooting.
What we know about the victims so far:
The South Korean Consulate in Dallas told Yonhap News Agency that three of the fatalities were a Korean-American couple in their 30s and their 3-year-old son. Those victims have not been named, but the consulate also said that the couple’s 5-year-old son survived the shooting and is being treated for his injuries at a hospital.
Christian LaCour, 20. LaCour was working as a security guard at the mall. His mother, Tracye Norris LaCour, wrote on Facebook that she and the family are “broken.” WFAA
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Aishwarya Thatikonda. Thatikonda, an engineer who lived in McKinney while her family is in India, was with a friend at the mall when the shooting started. The friend was wounded. WFAA
This story will be updated as more victims are identified.
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[Featured image: Aishwarya Thatikonda, left, and Christian LaCour/handouts]
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