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2:15 AM ET, May 8, 2023

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Washington Post:
Gunman in Texas mall shooting may have had neo-Nazi beliefs  —  ALLEN, Tex. — The gunman who opened fire on an outlet mall in a Dallas suburb Saturday, killing at least eight people, was a man in his early 30s who may have had white supremacist or neo-Nazi beliefs, people familiar with the investigation said Sunday.
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Associated Press:
Suspect in Texas mall shooting identified as 33-year-old man  —  The assailant who killed eight people at a Texas outlet mall was identified by authorities Sunday as a 33-year-old man who had been staying at a nearby motel.  Three law enforcement officials who spoke to The Associated Press named …
Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Texas Mass Shooter Posted Neo-Nazi Content, FBI Document Reveals  —  The shooting suspect was wearing a “right wing death squad” patch, according to documents obtained by Rolling Stone  —  The suspected mass shooter who killed at least eight people at an Allen, Texas mall …
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
The Gun Industry Wants America's Malls and Schools to Be War Zones  —  Steven Spainhouer's son worked at the H & M at the Allen, Texas outlet mall and called his father Saturday night when the shooting started.  Spainhouer raced to the scene and arrived before the first responders.
Discussion: CBS News
Maya Boddie / Alternet.org:
Texas mall shooter wore neo-Nazi symbol and shared ‘white-supremacist content online’: report  —  The man who murdered eight people using an AR-15 at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, Saturday likely identified with neo-Nazi beliefs, The Washington Post reports.
Discussion: FOX3 Now and CBS News
New York Times:
At Least 9 Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting at Texas Mall  —  A police officer on an unrelated assignment nearby rushed toward the sounds of gunfire and killed the gunman.  —  Mary Beth Gahan reported from Allen, Texas.  —  A gunman opened fire at a crowded mall outside Dallas on Saturday …
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
‘RWDS’: What the Patch Found on the Texas Gunman's Chest Stands For  —  The suspected gunman behind a mass shooting at a Dallas-area mall reportedly wore a patch on his chest that said “RWDS”—an acronym for Right Wing Death Squad.  —  The man who police believe killed at least eight people …
Discussion: ABC News and Breaking911
Daniel Arkin / Associated Press:
Texas mall shooting live updates: 8 victims killed at Allen Premium Outlets
Diana Eva Maldonado / KVEO-TV:
BPD: 8 dead, 10 injured when SUV strikes crowd near migrant shelter  —  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Bishop Daniel E Flores of the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville held a Mass Sunday night at the Ozanam Center, just steps away from when eight migrants lost their lives Sunday morning in a crash.
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Washington Post:
8 killed, 9 injured in crash outside migrant shelter in Texas  —  At least eight people were killed and at least nine were injured Sunday in Brownsville, Tex., when an SUV struck a crowd waiting for a bus outside a migrant shelter, authorities said.  —  Brownsville police investigator Martin Sandoval …
Discussion: Raw Story and WGN-TV
Diana Eva Maldonado / The Hill:
7 killed by driver near Texas migrant shelter; police say it may have been intentional  —  BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KVEO) - Seven people were killed Sunday morning after a driver ran over them in Brownsville, Texas.  The collision does not appear to have been accidental, police said.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Tucker Carlson ready to torch Fox News  —  Tucker Carlson is preparing to unleash allies to attack Fox News in an effort to bully the network into letting him work for — or start — a right-wing rival, sources close to him tell Axios.  — Bryan Freedman, the high-powered Hollywood …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Massacre witness refutes right-wing talking point: 'It wasn't mental health that killed these people'  —  Steven Spainhauer told MSNBC he witnessed victims massacred by a gunman in Texas over the weekend, and he disagreed with conservatives blaming “mental health” for the shooting.
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Shooting in Allen, Texas  —  Eight Americans — including children — were killed yesterday in the latest act of gun violence to devastate our nation.  Jill and I are praying for their families and for others critically injured …
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina's Near-Total Abortion Ban  —  They call themselves the “Sister Senators” and three of them are Republicans.  —  Kate Zernike covers abortion for The Times.  She reported this article at the South Carolina State House in Columbia.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Washington Post
 
 
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