On the day of a mass taking pictures at a Texas mall that left eight individuals lifeless and 7 others injured, a video of the suspected gunman eradicating a masks of the Scream character Ghostface appeared on YouTube.
The video, which was uploaded on Saturday (6 May), contains a man starring right into a digicam, eradicating the Scream masks, then saying: “Not quite what you what expecting, huh?”
Though legislation enforcement officers haven’t confirmed the id of the individual within the video, it seems to be the gunman, recognized as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia.
A hyperlink to the YouTube video was supplied through Garcia’s obvious profile on the Russian web site okay.ru.
The profile, tied to Garcia, featured photographs of tattoos that Garcia had, a photograph of a receipt that had the title “Mauricio” on it and a telephone quantity that appeared to match Garcia’s.
Garcia left a number of regarding posts on his profile that indicated he had neo-Nazi ideation and explored far-right extremist views.
In posts seen by The Independent, Garcia posted photographs displaying SS and swastika tattoos, reward for Adolf Hitler, misogynistic rants that echo incel concepts and complaints concerning the state of his psychological well being.
Photos of dumped-out containers of ammunition posted with photos of the Allen Premium Outlets, the place the taking pictures occurred, appeared on the profile.
Several posts indicated Garcia had thought of violence for years together with a photograph of a handwritten word from 2019 that detailed a dream about racist violence.
Garcia additionally had a swastika tattoo on his physique and was discovered with the acronym “RWDS” for Right Wing Death Squad” on him on the time of the taking pictures.
The gunman was shot lifeless by a police officer simply three to 4 minutes into the taking pictures.
In Garcia’s obvious final publish, he complained {that a} psychologist wouldn’t be capable of “fix” him.
In a press convention on Tuesday, legislation enforcement officers, together with the FBI, stated they have been investigating Garcia’s digital units and digital footprint to see if they might discover a motive for the taking pictures.
Authorities imagine Garcia deliberate the placement of the assault however shot indiscriminately.
The victims of the taking pictures embody 20-year-old Christian LaCour, 26-year-old Aishwarya Thatikonda, 37-year-old Kyu Song Cho, 35-year-old Cindy Cho, three-year-old James Cho, 11-year-old Daniela Mendoza, eight-year-old Sofia Mendoza and 32-year-old Elio Cumana-Rivas.
