ALLEN, Texas — A mom of two is recounting the harrowing moments she and other shoppers huddled for safety as a mass shooting unfolded at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, on Saturday afternoon.
"I see a woman running in the parking lot, or trying to get to the parking lot. And she's by our window -- and I see her get gunned down," Lee said.
"We're huddled in this bathroom closet. And one of the men in the bathroom closet was trying to open the door [to get the employee, who hadn't joined them in the safe area], and we kept begging him not to," Lee said."Shots are still going on. So in my mind, we're next. He's coming in here, and we're trying to tell him, 'Close the door.' And he said, 'I have to go get her.' I didn't realize [the employee] wasn't with us.
"You're thinking, 'Oh God, we're going to be next,'" she said."I started praying. I was rocking on my knees and praying." Law enforcement eventually opened the door and told them to put their hands up and come out, Lee said.
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