People who live in Allen have come together to help the families of victims of Saturday's shooting and also people who had to leave their cars behind. The FBI started escorting people to pick up their cars Monday, but when people evacuated, they had to leave them in the lot.
One man who lives in the neighborhood says his sister-in-law was shopping at Allen Premium Outlets Saturday when he heard about the shooting. He says she was okay.
"I called my 16 year old son to make sure he wasn't out here, then I checked on my neighbor. He's got three daughters," he said. "My heart stopped. I almost started crying. This sucks."
When he and his neighbor found out everyone was all right, they said they were seeing people would have to spend hours standing in the sun as they waited for rides. They loaded cases of bottled water into his pick-up truck and started handing it out.
"I was going crazy. I'm like, 'I'm going, I'm coming up here right now. I'm not waiting,'" he said. "She's pregnant. I'm not going to leave her out here in the sun, so I came up and that's when I saw all these people."
He and his neighbor left before giving their names because they were running out of water and were planning to go to a grocery store to get more.
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Several groups have set up fundraisers for victims. The non-profit, VictimsFirst, set up a fundraiser with a goal of $150,000. On Wednesday morning, the organization had raised $152,000.
VictimsFirst was launched by the families of victims of previous mass shootings. The organization says all of the proceeds go directly to families in Allen.
Another GoFundMe page was set up to help the family of William Cho. Cho is six years old. He survived the shooting, but his mother, father and three year old brother were killed. Wednesday morning, that fundraiser had raised $1.7 million with an initial goal of just $50,000.
"We are deeply grateful and sincerely appreciate this outpouring [of] love and prayers from all around the country. William is recovering well. Both Kyu and Cindy's family will use these funds to help William continue the legacy of his parents," the family posted on the site.
Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Kyler Murray says he has donated $15,000 to Cho and his family and another $10,000 to the Allen, TX Shooting Victims' Fund.
Murray graduated from Allen High School in 2015, posting on Twitter, "This is sickening."
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