The officer’s cartridge destroyed the Allen shooter’s rifle magazine: New details from police investigation

ALL – CBS News Texas has obtained new information from the Allen Police Department about its investigation into the outlet mall shooting, revealing for the first time the massive amount of manpower that responded to the scene.

The investigation uncovered architectural design problems that hampered the emergency response and found that one of the rifle rounds fired by an officer missed the shooter but may still have saved lives.

According to their internal investigation, Allen police said there were more than 400 first responders on scene last May, including six area SWAT teams.

In total, 17 different agencies contributed to the response.

An Allen officer, who was fortunate to be at the mall when the shooting began, fired a total of 14 shots as he encountered the gunman, ultimately killing him.

The suspect was only able to shoot the officer once because one of his rounds hit the shooter’s rifle magazine, disabling it.

The investigation also found that first responders faced significant difficulty getting into the Allen Premium Outlets due to the horseshoe design.

Panicked customers were desperate to get out while officers tried to get in.

Police have learned from the mass shootings that social media can be useful, but it can also be a distraction because so many people are posting about gunfire from different areas around the mall, at a time when authorities didn’t yet know They were dealing with a lone gunman.