Source: Army booted Texas mall gunman over mental health
Federal agents have been reviewing social media accounts they believe Mauricio Garcia, 33, used.
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Federal agents have been reviewing social media accounts they believe Mauricio Garcia, 33, used.
The man accused of killing eight people and wounding several others in a mass shooting at a suburban Dallas shopping mall was discharged from the Army in 2008 because of mental health issues and apparently had been working as a security guard, according to neighbors and an Army official.
Mauricio Garcia's online activity shows interest in white supremacist and neo-Nazi views, official says, He also wore a patch that read "RWDS," an acronym for the phrase "Right Wing Death Squad," which is popular among right-wing extremists and white supremacists
The Army disharged the gunman who killed eight people at the Allen Premium Outlets mall over mental health issues, an AP source said.
The shooter Mauricio Garcia had a patch on his chest that read ‘RWDS,’ an acronym for the phrase ‘Right Wing Death Squad,’ which is popular among right-wing extremists and white supremacy groups