Moment of Silence for Allen Mall Shooting Victims Before Texas Rangers, Angels Game

A mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas on Saturday left at least eight dead and seven injured.

A moment of silence for the victims of the Allen mall mass shooting was held before Sunday’s game between the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.

A message was also displayed on the stadium’s video board that read:

The Angels, Rangers, and Major League Baseball mourn the lives of those who were taken far too soon in the tragic incident that occurred yesterday in Allen, Texas.

The Rangers thanked the Angels for observing the moment of silence with the following statement posted on Twitter:

The Texas Rangers send our deepest condolences and prayers to all those impacted by yesterday’s horrific tragedy in Allen. We thank the entire Angels organization for honoring those lost in a moment of silence before today’s game.

The Texas Rangers send our deepest condolences and prayers to all those impacted by yesterday’s horrific tragedy in Allen.

We thank the entire Angels organization for honoring those lost in a moment of silence before today’s game. pic.twitter.com/QFxVAA1MAW

— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) May 7, 2023

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy addressed the shooting at the Allen Outlet Malls that left at least eight dead and seven injured on Saturday.

“We want to give our condolences to the victims of the tragedy in Allen and our thoughts are with them and it just breaks our hearts,” Bochy said Saturday night. “We’re all praying for all of them.”

Allen is about 25 miles north of Dallas.

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