Federal agents have interviewed family members and associates to ask about his ideological beliefs, in addition to reviewing social media posts
expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology as they work to discern a motive for the attack, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official cautioned that the investigation is in its early stages.
Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey declined Sunday evening to answer questions from the AP, saying of the investigation, “we actually don’t have a lot.” Two law enforcement officials said investigators also searched a Dallas home connected to the suspect. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of an ongoing investigation.
She said they entered the home and were joined about an hour later by FBI agents and other people wearing plain clothes, who she also took to be law enforcement. “Such an attack is too shocking to be so familiar. And yet, American communities have suffered roughly 200 mass shootings already this year, according to leading counts,” said Biden, who ordered flags lowered to half-staff.The shooting was the latest attack to contribute to the unprecedented pace of mass killings this year in the U.S.
John Mark Caton, senior pastor at Cottonwood Creek Church about two miles from the mall, offered prayers during a regular Sunday morning service for victims, first responders and the shoppers and employees who “walked out past things they never should have seen.”
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