India’s judge’s daughter among those killed in Texas mall shooting

An engineer from India, a young family and two primary school-age sisters are among the eight people who died in a mass shooting at a shopping mall near Dallas, Texas, on Saturday.
The shooting erupted at the Allen Premium Outlets in Dallas at  3.30 pm on Saturday as throngs of shoppers filled the outdoor mall. 
The identity of the suspect was confirmed as Mauricio Garcia, 33, YOA of Dallas, Texas. Garcia was killed by police.
Following the shooting, police discovered an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun at the scene after Garcia was killed, The Associated Press reported. 
On Monday, the Pentagon confirmed that the Garcia had been discharged from the Army for mental health reasons.
The investigative team also identified all Allen Premium Outlet deceased victims.
Aishwarya Thatikonda an engineer from India was one of the victims identified by the police. According to reports, Thatikonda was shopping with a friend for her birthday outfit when they were shot by gunman Mauricio Garcia at the Allen Premium Outlets in Dallas, the New York Post newspaper reported.
She reportedly worked as a project engineer at Perfect General Contractors LLC. She was an engineer living and working in Texas while her family was in India.
She was a student of Eastern Michigan University. The university in a statement said, “We were deeply saddened to learn this morning that an Eastern Michigan University graduate, Aishwarya Thatikonda, was among those killed in Saturday’s shooting at a mall outside of Dallas, Texas. Aishwarya graduated from Eastern in Dec. 2020 with a Master of Science in construction management.
According to published reports, Aishwarya was working as a project engineer with a Texas-based construction firm and went to the mall with a friend to go shopping in advance of her 28th birthday. “As the nation has to once again grapple with a senseless act of gun violence, we share our condolences with Aishwarya’s family and friends. She will forever be remembered as a strong Eastern Michigan University Eagle.”
The Indian Consulate said it is helping the family Thatikonda in facilitating the completion of requisite formalities to bring back her mortal remains and also confirmed that two Indians were also injured in the tragic incident.
Consulate officials are in Dallas to render all possible assistance.
According to Srinivas Chaluvadi, Aishwarya’s supervisor, she was loved and adored by all, “not because she was killed under tragic circumstances, but because of who she was personally”.     
She would have turned 27 on May 18, and his family was planning a birthday party for her. She wanted to buy her an outfit – he believes she was shopping for it on Saturday when she was killed.
The crime is still being investigated as more information becomes known about the people who died at the Allen Premium Outlets mall. 
In the days after a mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets in Texas, videos and photos depicting the immediate and gruesome aftermath of the shooting began circulating on Twitter.
Some unknowing Twitter users opened up the social media platform on Monday only to see a video depicting several victims lying on the ground covered in blood with some body parts visible.
Another video showed the gunman deceased, with blood coming from his body. Stills from the video were shared separately. For hours, the footage haunted people’s “for you” feeds. Even those not seeking out the content stumbled across it.
Twitter user Michael expressed anger at Twitter CEO Elon Musk over a video of violent footage auto-playing as he was scrolling.