Texas Mall Shooting Leaves Korean Family of Four With Only One Surviving Member

Following the Texas mall shooting, a South Korean family of four was left with only one surviving member. This was confirmed by the family’s friends on a post in GoFundMe.

On May 6, at around 3:36 p.m., a gunman opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets in Texas. Reports say eight individuals were shot to death and at least seven others were injured before the gunman was killed by a police officer who was already nearby due to an incident separate from the Texas mall shooting.

An article in CNN states that according to the Gun Violence Archive, the Texas mall shooting was only one of the more than 200 mass shootings that have happened in the U.S. so far this 2023. Americans go about their daily lives in communities as they go to stores, schools, parks, and hospitals while struggling with the grief and trauma following the shootings.

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Texas Mall Shooting Victims

According to Shapiro, some of the victims of the Texas mall shooting includes a South Korean family of four. On May 8, the South Korean Consulate in Houston confirmed that three Korean-Americans, Cho Kyu Song, 37, his wife, Kang Shin Young, 35, and one of their children, James Cho, 3, were killed in the shooting.

In addition, a post in GoFundMe was created where the family’s friend confirmed the tragic passing of Kyu Song, Shin Young, and James. On the other hand, William, their six-year-old son had fortunately survived the Texas mall shooting and was already released from the ICU.

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