Monday morning news: May 8, 2023

Mall shooting » Families are mourning in suburban Dallas today after a mass shooting at an outlet mall on Sunday.

Video footage showed a 33-year-old gunman exit a car and immediately open fire on shoppers, killing eight people. One witness told WFAA:

WITNESS: My mom and I were in Johson & Murphy’s shopping and out of nowhere heard about ten pops go off. I look at the customer next to me and was like, ‘Was that gunshots?’ He was like, ‘No, that’s probably just construction or something.’ And then we heard like 10 or 15 more shots go off.

Allen, Texas Police Chief Brian Harvey said an officer happened to be nearby and responded quickly.

BRIAN HARVEY: He heard gunshots, located the gunshot, located the shooter, neutralized the shooter, neutralize the threat.

He said authorities believe the gunman acted alone. Authorities searched a nearby motel where the man had been staying.

Migrants run over near Texas shelter » Meantime in south Texas, an SUV slammed into a crowd Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring 10 others. The victims were waiting at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in the border town of Brownsville.

One woman who witnessed the crash was visibly shaken.

WITNESS: All of a sudden, bodies start flying all over. There were dead. Some were missing legs. It was horrible.

Police arrested the driver at the scene, but as of Sunday night … could not say whether it was an intentional act or if the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Brownsville Police spokesman Martin Sandoval:

MARTIN SANDOVAL: Of course, this was a mixture of people. We don’t know if all of them were migrants, but we can confirm that there were some immigrants within the deceased and the injured.

The director of the nearby migrant shelter said most of the victims were Venezuelen men. He said video footage showed a Range Rover running a red light about 100 feet away before plowing into the bus stop.

Migrant abductions » The Mexican government reports that smuggling gangs and cartels kidnapped more than 2,000 migrants last year.

Cartels and gangs charge migrants from South America for help crossing Mexico to the U.S. border. But in many cases, they have kidnapped the migrants, holding them for ransom.

Last month, a reported kidnapping in northern Mexico led police to mount a massive search. They found not only the 20 migrants they were looking for, but about 80 others being held against their will.

Zaporizhzhia » Russian forces are evacuating residents from the area around the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine as fears mount of a nuclear catastrophe. WORLD’s Josh Schumacher has more.

JOSH SCHUMACHER: U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi warns that the situation at the plant is increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous.

He said he’s “extremely concerned” about a possible nuclear disaster.

Russian troops have been evacuating the area ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive in the area.

The U.N. has repeatedly called for a no-fighting zone around the plant.

For WORLD, I’m Josh Schumacher.

King Chucky Trey » Britons celebrated the coronation of a new monarch over the weekend.

AUDIO: Three cheers for his majesty the King and her majesty the Queen. Hip hip hooray!

One man celebrated with his family in a British coronation tradition called the “Big Lunch” in London’s Regent Park.

MAN: It's a wonderful occasion, none of us except for our 95 year old mother-in-law had experienced a coronation before.

But not everyone celebrated.

SOUND: [Chanting “Not my King”]

Police did arrest some protesters, sparking further criticism.

Kentucky Derby » An underdog won the iconic Kentucky Derby over the weekend.

AUDIO: And it is going to be Mage to win the Kentucky Derby!

Mage, a 15-1 longshot, won in the skilled hands Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano.

But the upset win was not the only headline from Churchill Downs this year.

Earlier in the day, racehorses known as Chloe’s Dream and Freezing Point were euthanized after being injured in their races. They were the sixth and seventh horses to die at the track in recent days.

One of Mage’s owners said officials will likely investigate the string of deaths, which caused some activists to raise questions about the future of the sport.

Box office » At the weekend box office: Another Marvel blockbuster kicked off the summer movie season in a big way.

AUDIO: No matter what happens next, the galaxy still needs its guardians.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 opened with $114 million dollars for the weekend.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie finished second with another $19 million. It has now grossed 1.2 billion dollars worldwide, making it one of the top-50 box office draws of all time.

I’m Kent Covington.

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