A woman named Colleen, who did not wish to provide her surname, was with her son at the mall at the time of the shooting

Witnesses have described the moment they heard dozens of shots and saw ‘bodies going down’ when a gunman opened fire and killed multiple people at an outdoor outlet in suburban Texas. 

The shooting happened at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, a small suburb north of Dallas and it left at least nine injured and several dead before the gunman was shot dead by police. 

Crowds of people were forced to run and take shelter in stores and some said they saw the killer’s body on the ground as they were being evacuated. 

Witnesses described the shooter as a ‘big guy’ wearing all black SWAT-like gear and said he was carrying a rifle before he opened fire and people began to run screaming in different directions.

Reports from local police sources initially indicated that there may have been two gunmen – the one killed by first-responders and another still at-large – though police are now saying they believe the unidentified gunman in the footage acted alone.

Cops have yet to release a statement confirming any casualties – but in a statement, the town’s fire chief said nine citizens were hospitalized, and aerial footage of the scene showed at least four bloodied bodies lying outside of the mall’s many stores.

A woman named Colleen, who did not wish to provide her surname, was with her son at the mall at the time of the shooting

A woman named Colleen, who did not wish to provide her surname, was with her son at the mall at the time of the shooting

They described the shooter as wearing all black in and wearing 'like a SWAT uniform without the letters SWAT on it'

They described the shooter as wearing all black in and wearing ‘like a SWAT uniform without the letters SWAT on it’

Another man, who was shopping with his wife and six-year-old son, said his family ran into a changing room and stacked cardboard boxes against the door to protect themselves

Another man, who was shopping with his wife and six-year-old son, said his family ran into a changing room and stacked cardboard boxes against the door to protect themselves

Another witness named Jamil said the shooter was wearing all of the gear of a police officer with converses

Another witness named Jamil said the shooter was wearing all of the gear of a police officer with converses 

A woman named Colleen, who did not wish to provide her surname, told CBS Texas she was with her son at the mall at the time of the shooting.

They described the shooter as wearing all black in and wearing ‘like a SWAT uniform without the letters SWAT on it’. 

She said the shooter was a ‘big guy’ and was carrying a rifle before he opened fire and people began to run screaming in different directions.  

Colleen and her 22-year-old son said they saw the killer dead on the ground when they were evacuated by the police with other bodies on the floor too.

Her son initially thought the gunshots were construction noises before he saw the killer in front of the store.  

He said: ‘Out of nowhere I heard about like 10 pops go off and I look at the customer next to me and I was like “was that gunshots?”.

‘And he said it was probably just construction and more shots go off, heard like 10-15 more shots go off and so I ran to the front of the store and we’re like no that’s shooting.

‘We saw the guy dressed in all black wearing a vest, has an assault rifle and he’s just shooting at people.’

Another man, who was shopping with his wife and six-year-old son, said his family ran into a changing room and stacked cardboard boxes against the door to protect themselves.

He said: ‘We hid ourselves in the try-on room and there were spare boxes so we tried to lock it with the boxes and a couple of other ladies were there.

‘We hid for around two minutes and heard the noise. We didn’t realize [what was happening] because the noise was coming from outside.

‘To be frank, for 10 minutes I was completely scared, I couldn’t imagine what could be because we just parked the car and it was hardly five minutes.

‘When the police started the evacuation we saw the dead body and I didn’t want my son to see but he also saw.’

Another witness named Jamil said: ‘We were inside the store and all of a sudden we heard a gunshots and everybody was panicking but the store we were in they were very helpful. They took everybody in the back and then police came, a SWAT team came, they brought us outside and they escorted us out.

‘When we were walking outside across from Michael Kors we saw the dead body, the guy had all the gear, he looks like a police officer but when you look at this shoes he was wearing converse.

‘So that makes you think he was just trying to trick people and he was shot right in his forehead.’

And other witnesses said they were taken into the back of stores by employees before exiting from that side once police said it was safe to leave. 

Police were seen sweeping stores around 6pm, more than two hours after police first descended on the complex after receiving reports of gunfire. 

Footage circulating online shows the moment those shots rang out, with the still unidentified gunman seen pulling up in a car to the site where the dead bodies were later spotted – and opening fire indiscriminately.

In their sole statement since the dozens of shots reportedly rang out around 3:45pm, police said that the scene is still active, with local law enforcement sources telling CNN that one of the suspects, still clad in tactical gear, was dead on the ground. 

Aerial video shows citizens being escorted off the premises, many with their hands on the heads looking visibly distraught – while more shocking footage laid bare some of the fatalities, with at least four dead bodies seen outside an H&M store.

The same store is seen in the footage of the first gunman opening fire on several unsuspecting victims, with distressing video footage suggesting that some of those slain may have been children.

Dashcam footage shows the moment a gunman opened fire and killed multiple civilians at an outdoor outlet in Allen, Texas - as cops are reportedly on the hunt for a second gunman believed to have aided in the assault

Dashcam footage shows the moment a gunman opened fire and killed multiple civilians at an outdoor outlet in Allen, Texas – as cops are reportedly on the hunt for a second gunman believed to have aided in the assault

A rep for Collin County Sheriff's confirmed Saturday there were 'some' victims, though their status, as of 8pm ET, remains unknown. Shocking aerial photos, however, show the fatalities

A rep for Collin County Sheriff’s confirmed Saturday there were ‘some’ victims, though their status, as of 8pm ET, remains unknown. Shocking aerial photos, however, show the fatalities

Other accounts posted to social media from roughly 5pm to 8pm offered a similar account of the events that caused police to evacuate the massive shopping center – as video footage and eyewitness accounts provide only an idea of the horror shoppers faced as they frantically audible sounds of gunfire. 

One such account, posted a little over the first of dozens of shots reportedly rang out, came from mom whose car was pierced by two bullets as she fled the scene with her young daughter.

‘Do not go to the Allen outlet!!!’ Van Alstyne resident Kimberly Blakey wrote in a post to Facebook at 5:13pm. Attached to the post were multiple photos showing the damage to the door of her car by the two bullets.  

‘Peyton and I were just there and someone starting shooting,’ she recalled after escaping the scene with her eighth grade daughter.

‘People were running and we were just trying to leave.’

‘The shooting,’ she added, ‘was nonstop.’

‘My car got hit by two bullets. We are so grateful to be OK.’ 

Few other details regarding the shooting, and it is still unclear if there have been any fatalities. Multiple shots, however, were fired, 

A rep for Collin County Sheriff’s confirmed Saturday there were ‘some’ victims, though their status, as of 8pm ET, remains unknown. 

Multiple victims have been reported after an active shooter opened fired at an outdoor outlet mall - with one of the gunmen now reportedly dead and another still at-large

Multiple victims have been reported after an active shooter opened fired at an outdoor outlet mall – with one of the gunmen now reportedly dead and another still at-large

Other aerial video shows citizens being escorted off the premises, many with their hands on the heads looking visibly distraught

Other aerial video shows citizens being escorted off the premises, many with their hands on the heads looking visibly distraught

Other aerial shooting shows the mass evacuation that transpired as cops reportedly swept each store to assess their safety, with hundreds of shoppers filed away from the H&M location where the bodies were seen

Other aerial shooting shows the mass evacuation that transpired as cops reportedly swept each store to assess their safety, with hundreds of shoppers filed away from the H&M location where the bodies were seen

Few other details regarding the shooting, and it is still unclear if there have been any fatalities. Multiple shots, however, were fired, according to several eye witnesses

Few other details regarding the shooting, and it is still unclear if there have been any fatalities. Multiple shots, however, were fired, according to several eye witnesses

Elaine Penicaro, another local mother, also described hearing a nonstop hail of gunfire while shopping with her own daughter.

‘We were outside the Converse store and we just heard all this popping,’ Penicaro told Fox 4 after also fleeing the scene, ducking for cover when they heard the shots reportedly around 3:45pm.

‘We kind of all just stopped, and then a second later, just “Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,” and there were sparks flying like it was right in front of us.’

Brayson Jones, a 17-year-old who was working the PM shift at the outlets’ Champs Sports store, told the New York Times that he heard “probably 20-plus shots” and saw people running out of stores.

‘As soon as I heard the shots and people yelling, I didn’t wait to see what was going on, I backed out and got out of there,’ the teen recalled of the hectic scene.

He added that in the frenzy he rescued a random stranger, who he said ran toward his car when the shots were fired and motioned to let him inside.

Police have yet to elaborate on their initial statement that they were ‘investigating’ the shooting, video from a Fox 4 helicopter shows at least four bodies covered in blood in white sheets.

Other aerial shooting shows the mass evacuation that transpired as cops reportedly swept each store to assess their safety, with hundreds of shoppers filed away from the H&M location where the bodies were seen.

The same store was seen in the background of the footage that showed people running through a parking lot in front of the shopping center – all while the loud popping sound of gunfire emanates in the background. 

As of 7pm, police were still looking for the second gunman, the insiders told CNN, as video footage and eyewitness accounts provide some semblance of the horror shoppers faced

As of 7pm, police were still looking for the second gunman, the insiders told CNN, as video footage and eyewitness accounts provide some semblance of the horror shoppers faced

hundreds were seen outside the shopping complex Saturday afternoon as state police were deployed

hundreds were seen outside the shopping complex Saturday afternoon as state police were deployed

Multiple victims have been reported as a result of the incident, though cops in the Texas suburb have yet to confirm any fatalities

Multiple victims have been reported as a result of the incident, though cops in the Texas suburb have yet to confirm any fatalities

Police said that the scene is still 'active,' and shoppers were seen fleeing the sounds of gunfire in footage of the outlets currently circulating online

Police said that the scene is still ‘active,’ and shoppers were seen fleeing the sounds of gunfire in footage of the outlets currently circulating online

Police said that the scene is still active, and shoppers were seen fleeing the sounds of gunfire in footage of the frantic scene currently circulating on social media

Police said that the scene is still active, and shoppers were seen fleeing the sounds of gunfire in footage of the frantic scene currently circulating on social media

Multiple victims have been reported after an active shooter opened fired at an outdoor outlet mall in suburban Texas

Multiple victims have been reported after an active shooter opened fired at an outdoor outlet mall in suburban Texas

A spokesperson for Collin County Sheriff's Office confirmed Saturday evening as officers were still investigating that there were 'some' victims at the mall

A spokesperson for Collin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday evening as officers were still investigating that there were ‘some’ victims at the mall

Few other details have been released regarding the shooting, and it remains unclear if a gunman remains at large

Few other details have been released regarding the shooting, and it remains unclear if a gunman remains at large

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