Gunfire broke out around 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon at a Texas mall.

Witnesses describe a man dressed in black, wearing body armor,  walking through the mall property firing indiscriminately.

Police say an officer who was responding to an unrelated call heard the gunfire and took action. The unnamed officer ran toward the suspect, shooting and killing the man. 

Eight people were shot and seven were hospitalized. 

Joining Nancy Grace today:

• Nicole Deborde Hochglaube - Criminal Defense Lawyer (Houston TX), Former Prosecutor; Twitter: @debordelaw
• Caryn Stark- Psychologist Trauma and Crime Expert; Twitter: @carynpsych 
•  Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University; Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet" &  Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan",
•  Irv Brandt - Senior Inspector, US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch; Chief Inspector, DOJ Office of International Affairs; Author: “Solo Shot: Curse of the Blue Stone;" Twitter: @JackSoloAuthor
• Lisa Fine-Cavalli - Route 91 Harvest Music Festival Shooting Survivor (Oct 1, 2017); Co-Founder: Route91Strong; Twitter: @LisaFineLove Facebook.com/Route91Strong 
• Jen Smith - Chief Reporter for DailyMail.com; Twitter: @jen_e_smith 

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