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2023-05-08 02:28:07 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The image posted is of a different Mauricio Garcia, not the perpetrator of the mass shooting in Allen, Texas. The individual in the mugshot is 35 years old, while law enforcement has stated that the shooter is 33 and did not have a serious criminal record. https://www.cityofallen.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5026 https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/allen-outlet-shooting-mauricio-garcia/

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• The image posted is of a different Mauricio Garcia, not the perpetrator of the mass shooting in Allen, Texas. The individual in the mugshot is 35 years old, while law enforcement has stated that the shooter is 33 and did not have a serious criminal record. https://www.cityofallen.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5026 https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/allen-outlet-shooting-mauricio-garcia/