Two more children have been identified among the eight victims who were fatally shot in the Allen, Texas mall shooting – sisters Daniela and Sofia Mendoza.
Daniela, a fourth grader, and Sofia, a second grader, were fatally shot in a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets while they were with their mother, Ilda, on Saturday, the Wylie Independent School District confirmed.
In a letter sent to parents and students, Superintendent David Vinson said, "Words cannot express the sadness we feel as we grieve the loss of our students. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mendoza family, the families of the victims, and all those affected by this senseless tragedy."
"Daniela and Sofia will not be forgotten. Hug your kids, and tell them you love them," Mr Vinson added according to NBC News.
Both Daniela and Sofia attended Cox Elementary in Sachse, Texas. Cox Elementary School principal, Krista Wilson, called the girls "rays of sunshine". |
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Elsie John buried her 30-year-old son Jason in Austin, the city he breathed and loved and where he died on the night of 5 February. He is among four people who have been discovered drowned in Lady Bird Lake just this year — all of them male, young and said to have died by a "combination of alcohol and easy access" to the water. "We only buried him in Austin because he loved Austin," Ms John, who raised her son in New York, tells The Independent. "Jason only lived in Austin for two years and the reason why we left him there is because when he left the bar [on the night he died], he said, 'Oh, I love Austin. I never want to leave Austin.'" An alarming number of Lady Bird Lake drowning victims bear striking similarities: they were last seen leaving bars in the downtown area, were labelled missing for several days and resulting search efforts met the same devastating end. Those similarities have sparked speculation about a potential serial killer in the area. |
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