Police responding to reported shooting at Texas shopping centre

US law enforcement responded Saturday to reports of a shooting at an outlet shopping centre in Texas.

Calls about shots being fired came in about 3.40pm from the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, a suburb in Dallas.

A dispatcher with Allen police confirmed the department was investigating a shooting.

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A law enforcement officer walks as people are evacuated from a shopping centre where a shooting occured Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Texas. People raise their hands as they leave a shopping centre after a shooting, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas.

WFAA television reported that police on the scene said there were multiple victims, including children.

The Collin County Sheriff said the shooter is also dead, WFAA reported.

A live aerial broadcast from the news station showed armoured trucks and other law enforcement vehicles stationed outside the sprawling centre.

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Ambulances from several neighbouring cities responded to the scene.

The Dallas office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded.

Allen, a suburb about 40 kilometres north of downtown Dallas, has roughly 105,000 residents.

More to come.

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