Texas mall shooter Mauricio Garcia bought guns legally: report

The AR-15 rifle used in the Texas mall shooting was among multiple weapons that were legally purchased by gunman Mauricio Garcia, according to a report.

A law enforcement source told CNN Monday the weapons were mostly bought from private sellers, which is legal in Texas.

The collection of weapons was obtained “over time,” leading up to the attack that left eight people dead at Allen Premium Outlets Saturday afternoon, the source said.

“This was not an instance where he rushed to buy weapons prior to the attack,” the source told CNN.

While a motive for the shooting has yet to be revealed, more details have come out about Garcia, who was killed by a police officer during his rampage.

The shooter, 33, is believed to have posted racist and misogynistic hate on social media, according to an NBC News report.

A source told The Associated Press Sunday federal agents were probing social media accounts they believe belonged to the shooter that espoused neo-Nazi and white supremacist views.

The madman killer was also booted from the Army in 2008 over “mental health concerns,” a law enforcement source told local ABC 30.

Because Garcia bought the gun through a private seller, he could evade a background check, according to CNN.

He moved out of his family home in Dallas about two months before the shooting and was rarely seen by family after he left, the source told CNN.

Seven other victims were wounded in the shooting in ages that ranged from 5 to 61, according to officials.