Bellingcat's @AricToler uncovered the social media profile of the Texas mall shooter yesterday, revealing some pretty obvious clues that the shooter was far-right, leading to the worst people on this website losing their minds. Here's what Aric found. 
The shooters social media profile was found on Odnoklassniki (OK), the second-largest Russian-language social network site. It was initially disclosed in a May 8th New York Times article, and you can find the profile at: ok.ru/profile/574887…
It is unclear how investigators cited by the NY Times learned about this account, but it is likely they searched the shooter’s home computer or phone. Finding the account is quite easy via OK’s search interface, using the shooter's date of birth – October 24, 1989.
The shooter likely used the OK account as a personal diary where he would not be subject to content moderation, as his YouTube and Facebook accounts were frequently suspended. He had zero friends on his OK account and was not in any groups.
Contextual clues, such as a manifesto posted before the shooting, and photographs of identification documents like a speeding ticket and a childhood ID card, prove that it is indeed the shooter's profile.
The dead shooter at the mall in Allen, TX can also be matched to the OK profile through a tattoo of the city of Dallas, TX logo on his left hand.
Some have claimed the below person is the shooter, and therefore the social media profile doesn't belong to him as there's no neck tattoo, but this is a different person unrelated to the shooting, aside from sharing a name with the shooter.
At 7:10am (Central/US) on May 6, 2023, just hours before the shooting, the shooter posted something resembling a manifesto or final message. It is filled with quotes from television shows, music, video games, and movies, ending with a quotation from the South Park movie.
Garcia posted photographs of the mall and a Google Map screenshot of the location weeks before the shooting. He also posted a photograph of a vest with the RWDS (Right-Wing Death Squad) patch that he wore during the shooting.
A month before the shooting, Garcia posted photographs of his new Nazi tattoos – an SS sign on his right arm and a giant swastika.
A Punisher tattoo and other tattoos are visible in photos of the shooter, and the "1" of the "10/6" tattoo is visible in recent Swastika tattoo photos, confirm they all belong to the same person.
There is no data showing that the Allen mall shooter was in the cartel or any gangs. Garcia took photos of people dressed in Nazi gear from external sources and reposted them, with the caption "My kind of people"
Unfortunately we're all familiar enough with this website and mass shootings to know that the worst people on this website immediately cried conspiracy and started posting false or misleading information to deny his far right leaks, which they felt defensive over for some reason.
Aric posted a summary of his findings, along with a link to the original thread, here:
https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1655757197727367168
This is a good example of the dishonesty displayed by people trying to claim the shooter wasn't far right. What Cheong leaves out is they were posted on the shooters profile with the text "My kind of people", but it appears he doesn't want his audience to know that.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Cheong also claims the account is "relatively fresh", despite it being created 3 years ago. His audience, of course, laps it up without question.
https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1655671259789926400
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