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The death toll rose to seven Sunday after a gunman’s rampage that left many more injured following what began as a routine traffic stop in Odessa, police in the West Texas city said.
Odessa police spokesman Steve LeSueur said Sunday that at least one person remains in a “life-threatening” condition. Police Chief Michael Gerke previously said the gunman, whose name has not been released, was fatally shot by police.
“There is no longer an immediate threat to the public, and this situation continues to be investigated by local, state and federal officials,” Gerke said in a statement.
Earlier, we reported …
*Fortunately, the shootings in Midland and Odessa, Texas are over but not before 5 people, including the shooter, were killed as well as at least 21 shot in total on Saturday, according to local police agencies and media.
“The active shooter was shot and killed at the Cinergy in Odessa,” Midland police said on Facebook, referring to a multiplex cinema complex in Odessa. “There is no active shooter at this time. All agencies are investigating reports of possible suspects.”
Odessa police previously said it believed there were two shooters in two separate vehicles driving around the city of 117,000 shooting at random people, reports Reuters.
Midland Mayor Jerry Morales told CNN the shooter was shot and killed in the parking lot of a movie theater: “We’re hoping it’s just one shooter and we have contained him.”
Morales said he did not know anything about the suspect or what his motive was. He said one police officer was shot and was in surgery with non-life-threatening injuries.
“At this time there are multiple gunshot victims. The suspect just hijacked a U.S. Mail carrier truck,” the police department said.
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