Several people were killed and an undetermined number injured in a shooting at a shopping center in the town of Allen, Texas, in the southern United States this Saturday.

The Collin County Sheriff’s Office reported the event, the details of which are still unknown, through social networks, while the local press released images of hundreds of people leaving the mall, which was evacuated.

CNN reported that the gunman was killed in the incident, citing a police source, and that police are looking for a second gunman at the mall.

A “second gunman” is being sought, the police source said, based on witness statements, although the involvement of a second gunman is not confirmed.

According to the news portal of the BNO, aerial photographs taken by a press helicopter show the bodies of at least four people lying on the ground. Some of the victims could be children, the portal points out.

The Allen Police Department reported that an active investigation is underway and asked citizens not to go near the area, an establishment called Allen Premium Outlets.

After what happened, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a statement explaining that he is in contact with the mayor of the municipality and has given him “all the support of the state”, “needed help and resources” offered. “

“Our hearts go out to the people of Allen, Texas tonight during this unspeakable tragedy,” he said.

The United States has experienced at least 198 mass shootings so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines mass shootings as those that kill four or more people, not counting the perpetrator of the attack.