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Sep 2, 2019 · At least seven people were killed in a shooting West Texas rampage, which started with a traffic stop in West Texas. Follow here for the latest.
Aug 31, 2019 · What’s happening: A shooter targeted shoppers and vehicles at shopping centers in the areas of Odessa and Midland, Texas. Suspect: A suspect described as a white male in his 30’s was shot and...
- What Happened During The Shooting?
- Who Are The Victims?
- Who Is The Gunman?
- Where Did The Shooting occur?
- Was There One Gunman Or Two?
- How Are Politicians reacting?
Police say the gunman grabbed a rifle and fired several shots at two Texas Department of Public Safety officers, wounding one, during the traffic stop on Interstate 20. The shooter then fled westbound on the interstate toward Odessa, continuing his violence along the way and firing at other motorists and passers-by. At one point, police say the sus...
Police have not released the names of the seven people confirmed dead nor the 22 wounded. Gerke said the deceased ranged in age from 15 to 57. "My heart aches for all of them," Gerke said. The shooter killed mail carrier Mary Granados, 29, while hijacking her delivery van, according to a statement from the U.S. Postal Service. Army veteran Kameron ...
Gerke did not name the shooter at the news conference Sunday, so as to not "give him any notoriety for what he did." His department later identified the gunman on Facebook as Seth Aaron Ator,36, of Odessa. Police do not yet know the shooter's motive, but Gerke said that the gunman was heading to the movie theater, which "begs the question" if he in...
The shooter appears to have been driving on highways and roads around Odessa and Midland, Texas. The cities have a combined population of more than 200,000. They're situated on the West Texas plains between El Paso and Dallas.
Online and police reports from earlier Saturday reported that two shooters were traveling in two separate vehicles: One in a small Toyota truck and the other in a USPS postal van, but this information proved incorrect. Authorities now say there was only one gunman and the confusion occurred because he hijacked another car. The reports caused panic ...
Abbott, who was in Odessa on Sunday, ordered Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims. "I thank the first responders who have acted swiftly and admirably under pressure, Abbott said. "And I want to remind all Texans that we will not allow the Lone Star State to be overrun by hatred and violence." At a news co...
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- Seth Ator Was Fired From His Job Before the Shooting Rampage & Called the FBI; He Previously Failed a Background Check to Purchase a Gun Due to a History of Mental Health Issues.
- A Neighbor Says Seth Ator Threatened Her With a Rifle Weeks Before the Shooting; Another Neighbor Claimed Ator ‘Didn’t Bother Anybody’ FBI agents executed a search warrant at Seth Ator’s home on September 1, KMID-TV reported.
- Seth Ator Pleaded Guilty to Criminal Charges in a 2001 Case. Odessa Police were asked during Sunday’s press conference if the gunman had a prior arrest history.
- Records Indicate Seth Ator’s Parents Live in San Antonio; Ator Reportedly Graduated From Lorena High School in Central-Eastern Texas in 2000. A search of Texas’ birth index shows that Seth Ator was born on September 27, 1982.
Sep 2, 2019 · The Odessa Police Department on Sunday identified the man who killed seven people and wounded 22 others in a shooting spree in West Texas as Seth Ator, 36.
Aug 31, 2019 · The traffic stop happened on Interstate 20, the highway that connects Midland and Odessa. At least one other person was shot on I-20, police said.
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Aug 31, 2019 · At least eight people, including a gunman, were killed and nearly two dozen more injured in a mass shooting on Saturday in west Texas that began with a traffic stop in Midland and turned into a...
