Deadly Shooting Erupts at Texas Shopping Mall.

A lone gunman opened fire at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas, killing eight people and injuring at least seven others. The assailant was shot dead by a police officer. The victims were taken to area hospitals, with two dying from their injuries. Mass shootings have become commonplace in the US, with at least 198 so far in 2021, the most at this point in the year since at least 2016, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The US has the highest rate of gun deaths of any developed country, with 49,000 recorded in 2021, up from 45,000 the year before.