Medics saved ‘every recoverable victim’ of Allen mass shooting, fire department says

The Allen Fire Department released a report Monday related to how long it took for emergency medical crews to respond to the May 6 shooting at an outlet mall.

Within five minutes of the first call about the Allen Premium Outlets shooting, dispatch notes showed emergency crews receiving information about victims at various stores at the mall. Emergency crews also dealt with unsubstantiated reports of a second possible gunman, the notes state.

Eight people were killed and seven wounded in what was the second-deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. this year. An Allen police officer fatally wounded the lone gunman, 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia, to stop the attack.

The shooting was first reported about 3:36 p.m. and emergency crews were dispatched nearly a minute afterward, according to the timeline released by the fire department. Emergency crews reached their first patients 12 minutes later, around 3:49 p.m., according to the fire department.

In a written statement Monday, Dr. Kevin Hoffman, medical director for the fire department, said “every recoverable victim was saved.”

“The quick response by Allen police officers, paramedics, and civilians helped save lives following the mass shooting that took place at the Allen Premium Outlets on May 6,” the statement read.