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Texas massacres are a feature with dueling tropes [1]

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Date: 2023-05-07

Cascade of violence continues.

DALLAS - The gunman who killed at least eight people and wounded a half-dozen more at a Dallas-area outlet mall was identified Sunday as a 33-year-old suspected neo-Nazi sympathizer named Mauricio Garcia, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News.

Garcia was killed after the outbreak of deadly violence Saturday by a police officer who happened to be at the Allen Premium Outlets, some 25 miles north of Dallas, police said.

Garcia, who lived in Dallas, was armed with an "AR-15 style assault weapon," President Joe Biden said.

The slain suspect was wearing a tactical vest and was also armed with a handgun, one of the senior law enforcement officials said.

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Forbes's study found that Texas has the highest uninsured percentage of adults with mental illness at 21.5 percent among all 50 states. Additionally, among all 50 states, 40 percent of adult Texans with a cognitive disability couldn't see a doctor because of cost, more than any other state. One of the most troubling statistics in the study is the number of youth who endured major depressive episodes in the last year and, because of high cost, couldn't receive care. According to Forbes, over 73 percent of Texas youth are experiencing mental hardships and not getting mental health care.

www.chron.com/...

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