TX - Gunman in Hijacked Mail Truck, multiple victims, Midland/Odessa, 31 August 2019

[Inthedetails]

STAY INSIDE: 1 in custody, multiple active shooters reported in Midland, Odessa
Police say there are "multiple gunshot victims" in Midland and Odessa after two suspects opened fire Saturday afternoon.

One suspect is in dead and police are searching for another, according to the Midland Police Department.

Odessa police have also confirmed one person is dead.

UMC has confirmed a 17 month old is on the way to Lubbock after being shot in the face.

[...]

I wonder if the one confirmed death is the shooter?

jmo

 

[MassGuy]

Things are pretty wild at that link, Pommy.

Poor reporter seems pretty discombobulated.

So, it sounds like there were 2 shooters...one shot and killed and another one in custody.

JMO.

I think the one in custody and the one killed, are one in the same.

 

[cody22]

They are telling all area residents to stay inside here. One suspect was killed here in Midland. They are trying to find the other one..................

 

[Inthedetails]

STAY INSIDE: 1 in custody, multiple active shooters reported in Midland, Odessa
Police say there are "multiple gunshot victims" in Midland and Odessa after two suspects opened fire Saturday afternoon.

One suspect is in dead and police are searching for another, according to the Midland Police Department.

Odessa police have also confirmed one person is dead.

UMC has confirmed a 17 month old is on the way to Lubbock after being shot in the face.

[...]

A baby has been shot!?! WTF?!

I can't type more than that or I will be banned from WS for life.

jmo

 

[MassGuy]

I wonder if the one confirmed death is the shooter?

jmo

I’ll be both happy and livid if that’s the case.

Happy, because that’s one less innocent victim.

Livid, because shooters shouldn’t ever count as victims.

 

[Lore Listener]

CBS7 studio in Music City Mall being evacuated. Armed officers with guns drawn are clearing the mall store to store. Witnesses claim to have heard shots near food court. CBS7 staff broadcasting from parking lot after being evacuated. Cannot confirm witness reports of shots fired, may have been panic.

 

[GordianKnot]

I think the one in custody and the one killed, are one in the same.

What, they slapped the cuffs on him after they gunned him down?

 

[GordianKnot]

I’ll be both happy and livid if that’s the case.

Happy, because that’s one less innocent victim.

Livid, because shooters shouldn’t ever count as victims.

I don't think they're including the shooter in the casualty count.

JMO.

 

[MassGuy]

Odessa Police Public information officer on Fox News.

20+victims

5 confirmed dead.

Started on I 20, went to northeast corner of Odessa.

Drive by/mobile active shooter which made things more difficult than your typical active shooter situation.

She also says they believe there was only one shooter.

 

[SandyQLS]

All staff has been called into Midland Community Hospital.

One reporter was talking about a Central? hospital on 42nd Street - he said stay away, ER crowded, police all over, ambulances all over coming/going.

 

[PommyMommy]

Janis Saxon on Twitter
Midland, Texas Mayor Jerry Morales tells CNN that two law enforcement officers were injured in today’s shootings in the Midland-Odessa area.Morales says a Texas Department of Public Safety officer and a Midland police officer both suffered injuries that are not life threatening.
5:49 PM - 31 Aug 2019

 

[SuziQ]

The reporter on live feed needed a moment to gather his wits. It was scary for me and all I was doing was watching

 

[PommyMommy]

Gov. Greg Abbott on Twitter
Statement on shooting in Odessa, Texas:

5:44 PM - 31 Aug 2019

 

[Lore Listener]

Odessa Police Public information officer on Fox News.

20+victims

5 confirmed dead.

The shock and sadness and horror never goes away no matter how many times these happen, does it? Every one of these is a human. And the 17-month-old.

 

[PommyMommy]

Jacqui Heinrich on Twitter
MORE: Odessa police say they believe there was only ONE shooter but say they are not speaking for other jurisdictions #Midland #Odessa
5:53 PM - 31 Aug 2019

 

[PommyMommy]

Blue Alert on Twitter
UPDATE: STAY INSIDE: 1 in custody, multiple active shooters reported in Midland, Odessa | #LIVEPD #LIVEPDNATION #BACKTHEBLUE #THINBLUELINE #ENOUGHISENOUGH #PRAYERS
5:57 PM - 31 Aug 2019

 

[SandyQLS]

Daily Mail, photos of bullet holes in cars, short videos of people fleeing Cinergy movie theater, etc.

Multiple injuries reported in active shooter incident in Odessa, Texas | Daily Mail Online

 

[PommyMommy]

Alejandra Guzman, UNIVISION on Twitter
A 12-month-old baby is among the victims of the #WestTexasShooting in #Midland & #Odessa
5:58 PM - 31 Aug 2019

Is this another baby?!!!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Watch live

At least 1 person dead, 20 injured by shooter in Odessa and Midland, Texas, authorities say

 

[Lore Listener]

CBS7 has a reporter live at Cinergy who says 3 officers confirmed injured. One state trooper, one Midland PO, one Odessa PO.

ETA: Police spokesperson confirmed 5 dead. Says situation still developing. Sounds like only 1 suspect. White male in mid-30s.

 

[PommyMommy]

From the presser:

Suspect is white male, mid-thirties, they don't have a positive ID on him.

No confirmation there is another shooter.

Five dead, 21 injured.