Texas mall shooting: A 27-year-old woman from Hyderabad died in a shooting incident in Texas when a gunman opened fire at a crowded mall in Dallas. Total nine people died in the shooting at Allen Premium Outlets in Dallas. The Indian woman Aishwarya Thatikonda, was working in the US as a project manager.
Aishwarya belonged to Saroornagar in Hyderabad and was working as a project manager at Perfect General Contractors Company. Her father Narsireddy is a judge in a district court.
Aishwarya’s Indian male friend was also injured and receiving treatment at McKinney Medical.
The shooting took place on Saturday as weekend shoppers filled the outdoor mall. Mauricio Garcia, the 33-year-old gunman, was shot dead by a police officer.
She spoke to family before the incident
Aishwarya had spoken to her family members before the incident on Saturday, and when they called her back after learning about the shooting they did not get any response, according to the judge’s friend, reports said.
“The family got the information (about her death) on Sunday. They are in shock. They have been told that efforts were being made to send her body by Wednesday,” the judge’s friend was quoted as saying.
A family representative confirmed to the WFAA television station that Thatikonda was also among the dead from the senseless gun violence.
She was an engineer living and working in Texas while her family was in India. Her friend, who was not identified, was injured but is currently in stable condition at the hospital, the paper said.
She did her civil engineering from a college in Hyderabad in India and completed her masters in the US after which she had been working there for more than two years.
Shooter stayed in motel
A Dallas home linked to Garcia’s parents was searched by police Saturday night after the massacre, and officials also scoured a motel where the shooter had booked an extended stay, law-enforcement sources told local outlet WFAA-TV.
In a statement about the shooting, the mall said, “We are horrified by the senseless tragedy at Allen Premium Outlets and are outraged by the violence that continues to plague our country.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and others affected by this heinous act. We are thankful for the Allen Police Officer’s heroic actions and for the support of all the first responders.”
So far there have been at least 198 mass shootings in the United States in 2023, according to the gun violence archive.
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