A 20-year-old security guard and a 27-year-old engineer were among those shot and killed at a Texas outlet mall over the weekend.
defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter. People going about their daily lives in schools, parks, grocery stores and medical buildings in communities big and small must now grapple with the trauma and grief that lingers when the shooting stops.Christian LaCour was a well-liked security guard at the outlets.
"Christian was a sweet, caring young man who was loved greatly by our family," his sister Brianna Smith told CNN. The 20-year-old was "the kind of person who would just walk into the store and everyone in the room would light up because he was there," said Max Weiss, a mall store employee. "Every time he was in the store, it felt safer," Weiss added. "He brought laughter and joy and always knew what to say."Aishwarya Thatikonda, 27, was killed while visiting the mall with a friend, CNN affiliate WFAA reported.
Thatikonda, who worked as an engineer, lived in McKinney, but her family is mourning her loss from their home in India, a family representative told WFAA.CNN has reached out to the consulate general of India in Houston for more information.
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