Over the weekend, another senseless mass shooting took place in the United States. On Saturday, a gunman, armed with an AR-15-style rifle, opened fire at a popular outlet mall in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas. This terrifying incident has left eight victims dead and another seven injured, according to officials.
This is already the 199th mass shooting in the United States in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive, and another community is left grappling over an act of senseless violence. This latest mass shooting has hit close to home for a lot of Texas residents, including Arizona Cardinals star quarterback Kyler Murray, who attended Allen High School.
Murray, who was born in Bedford, Texas, committed to Texas A&M after a storied career at Allen High School. Murray was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year in 2014 and became the first player to be named Mr. Texas Football twice. Murray led Allen High School to three straight State Championships and 43 consecutive wins in a row.
The school that helped propel him to where he is today is just a 1o-minute drive from the popular outlet mall. Murray took to Twitter after news broke over social media about the deadly mass shooting just a few minutes from where he grew up.
“This is sickening. Prayers to the mass shooting victims in Allen, Texas. If there is anyway I can help those affected by this tragedy please let me know. When is this **** gonna stop?” Murray said in a tweet.
Murray’s strong message has nearly 2 million views on Twitter and drew a lot of reactions from those in the sports world, who also want to see change.
I agree with when is this going to end? Prayers are fine ….. But not enough. And great ful he is willing to help people who need it. https://t.co/FqQ46jsatV
— Far2Reckless 🐏's🏠! (@soulreaper313) May 8, 2023
Its sickening to me how the right to own guns is MORE important than our right to live n this country—this happened <15 minutes from my house at a place my family & I have shopped at for years—yet NOTHING will happen AGAIN, ur “thoughts & prayers” mean nothing & do even less!! https://t.co/ZoehIdd3bp
— PFTPMPosse 🇺🇦⭐️ (@PFTPMPosse) May 7, 2023
Thank you, Kyler! We're ALL exhausted and horrified that it keeps happening! Texas appreciates your support! https://t.co/bqnv8Nj74J
— Yutia McPherson (@summer_b44) May 7, 2023
Allen, Texas product.
So sad this continues to happen https://t.co/TFOGbqD4YK
— Ryan Sanudo (@sanudo_ry) May 7, 2023
More innocent lives lost, this time in Kyler’s hometown, because we refuse to enact sensible gun laws in this country. https://t.co/kzfFf0JOSK
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) May 7, 2023
Prayers up 🙏🏽 https://t.co/K0fBeTl7wu
— Taylen Green (@taylengreen17) May 6, 2023
First guy I thought about when I saw the shooting in Allen. 🙏🏾 https://t.co/6xdV4b7vJX
— Brandon (@barristerboss) May 6, 2023
[Gun Violence Archive, Kyler Murray on Twitter]
