Posted on 05/08/2023 6:31:43 AM PDT by Magnatron
Federal officials are looking into whether the gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology Sunday as they work to discern a motive for the attack, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official cautioned the investigation is in its early stages.
Federal agents have been reviewing social media accounts they believe were used by Mauricio Garcia, 33, and posts that expressed interest in white supremacist and neo-Nazi views, said the official, who could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Garcia also had a patch on his chest when he was killed by police that read “RWDS,” an acronym for the phrase “Right Wing Death Squad,” which is popular among right-wing extremists and white supremacy groups, the official said.
In addition to reviewing social media posts, federal agents have interviewed family members and associates of Garcia to ask about his ideological beliefs, the official said. Investigators are also reviewing financial records, other online posts they believe Garcia made and other electronic media, according to the official.
Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey declined Sunday evening to answer questions from the AP, saying of the investigation, “we actually don’t have a lot.”
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BS is an acronym for Bovine Scat.
RWDS is an acronym for a company that manufactures & sells safe gun storage cabinets.
Ask yourself, if this acronym really has been around for awhile, has been popular with Proud Boys, et al, and stands for “right wing death squad,” how come the media is just now getting around to telling news junkies like me about it? are just now learning about it? How come my immediately reaction is “well that’s so damn generic & silly, it sounds like something the SPLC & FBI probably cooked up”?
Plus, a RWDS “patch,” in these days of photoshop & AI, can easily be slapped on anyone’s vest.
White Supremacy is the biggest threat to domestic terrorism and will prove it just as soon as they find one.
I’ve heard about the rwds patches for at least 3 years, but it apparently goes back a few years before that.
Also the Pinochet was right, references to throwing people out of helicopters, etc.
Yep.
The media are doing everything possible to blame this killing on White Supremacy.
When a Mexican kills eight people “randomly” and “your” media and government call it White Supremacy” they are actively putting your lives in danger.
They are framing us and replacing us and there is no end in sight.
See post # 46.
Hah! He had a neck tattoo after all.
The balance of the Universe is restored ...
The Tranifesto doesn’t fit the narrative so they won’t release it.
Or they’ll rewrite it soon.
Does the white supremacist know Ray Epps and company?.
Here’s the dead killer...GRAPHIC!!
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“RWDS,” an acronym for the phrase “Right Wing Death Squad,”
Never heard of this before, it sounds made up.
Real Weird, Downright Stupid.
Has it been confirmed that is the killer?
Thanks. The whole it’s a”Right Wing Death Squad” logo seemed like a “The O.K. gesture is a White supremacy signal” crap rumor to me.
He looks just like a small-time Hispanic thug in an episode of The Mentalist about eight years ago.
I thought police said yesterday that the shooter didn’t have a criminal record. How can there be mug shots of him if that’s true?
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