A 33-year-old man is the author of a mass shooting in Texas

One day later shooting who ended his life 8 people in the shopping center in AllenTexas, the killer has been identified Mauricio Garciaman of 33 yearsPolice sources familiar with the investigation confirmed this to CNN on Sunday.

except for the rifle AR-15 Found next to his body—killed by a police officer after indiscriminately shooting dozens of people who were shopping—Garcia had at least one other gun with him and more weapons in the car he drove to the mall.

The American chain also confirmed that police entered a home with an address matching Garcia’s parents on Saturday night. Authorities got there about an hour after the shooting and blocked off the street for several hours.

According to police sources, the newspaper The Wall Street Journal He assured this Sunday that his possible ties to the ideology of white supremacy were being investigated.

The attacker killed eight people and wounded seven others after opening fire on dozens of people who were shopping Premium Outlets in Allen, a city near Dallas (Texas). used a rifle AR-15 in the attack, one of the most popular in the United States and which was used to carry out various massacres.

According to the aforementioned paper, the attacker was carrying several weapons, was wearing a bulletproof vest and was carrying a large number of ammunition. More than 100 spent shell casings were found at the crime scene.

Authorities searched the hotel where he was believed to be staying and found more ammunition there.

He Texas Department of Public Safety is leading the investigation and has asked witnesses who have digital evidence of the shooting to come forward.

The shooter was killed by a local police officer who was at the Allen Premium Outlets when he heard the gunshots. It is not yet known how many minutes the perpetrator of the latest massacre, which once again shocked American society, acted.

president Joe Biden declared this Sunday five days of national mourning after the shooting, “as a sign of respect for the victims of senseless violence”.

Ordered that the flag of the United States be flown at half-mast on the White House, on all public buildings and grounds, on all military and naval stations, and on embassies and other official establishments abroad, “until sunset on May 11”he explained.

The president once again asked Congress to act to stop the gun “epidemic.” “Once again, I’m asking Congress to send me a bill that bans assault weapons and high-capacity magazines,” he said.

Biden also asked that the bill include measures such as universal background checks, a requirement for safe storage of guns or a repeal of immunity for gun manufacturers.

“We need more action and more speed to save lives. Too many families have empty chairs at their tables (…) and Republican members of Congress can no longer face this epidemic with a shrug,” he said.

“The leading cause of death for American children is gun violence,” Biden added in a statement after learning that at least one of the victims of the Allen massacre was a 5-year-old boy.

The United States has suffered at least 199 mass shootings so far this year, according to the organization Archive of armed violencewhich defines mass shootings as those in which four or more people are killed, not including the perpetrator of the attack.

After releasing a message of condolence yesterday, Texas’ Republican governor Greg Abbotthe emphasized this Sunday in an interview for foxnews the need to address the rise in “anger and violence” and blamed mental health issues for the rise in violence.

“What Texas is doing to a large extent is we’re working to address that anger and violence, but we’re going to the root cause of it, which is to address mental health issues,” he said.

“People want a quick fix. The long-term solution here is to address mental health issues,” he added, without referring to Biden’s call for gun control laws.

In Texas, there is no limit on the amount of ammunition that can be purchased, and it is perfectly legal for an 18-year-old to purchase an assault rifle, although federal law requires you to wait until you are 21 to purchase a handgun.

He also carried an AR-15 rifle. Salvador RamosAn 18-year-old boy who barricaded himself in a well-known elementary school on May 24 last year Robb, you’re welcomein South Texas, killing 21 people.