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   On 9/1/19 12:25 AM, Snowflake Chronicle wrote:   
   > At least 24 people were shot and five people were killed   
   > Saturday in a series of shootings in the area of Midland and   
   > Odessa, Texas, an Odessa city official told Fox News.   
   >   
   > A suspect, who local police identified only as a white male in   
   > his mid-30s, was shot and killed at an Odessa movie theater,   
   > local police said.   
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   > Odessa police chief Michael Gerke said that the tally of victims   
   > included three injured law enforcement officers and at least 21   
   > civilians. It was not clear whether the number of dead included   
   > the shooter, nor was it clear whether that number was included   
   > among the 21 civilian victims.   
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   > Thinking of our fellow Texans in Midland/Odessa. To the involved   
   > officers thank you holding the thin blue line   
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   > City spokesperson Devin Sanchez told Fox News that the incident   
   > began with the shooting of a Texas state trooper at 3:17 p.m.   
   > during a traffic stop on Interstate 20 in Midland County. After   
   > that shooting, the suspect continued west into Odessa and shot   
   > another person on Interstate 20 before driving around the   
   > eastern part of the city, where there are multiple scenes and   
   > victims, the official said. At some point, the subject stole a   
   > mail truck, and there were additional shootings, the official   
   > said.   
   >   
   > The suspect then traveled back east in the stolen mail truck   
   > toward the movie theater, where various law enforcement agencies   
   > contacted him. Gunfire was exchanged, and the suspect was killed.   
   >   
   > Police identify deceased suspect in Odessa mass shooting as   
   > white male in mid-30sVideo   
   > Gurke declined to name the suspect but said he had some idea of   
   > who the man was.   
   >   
   > Midland Mayor Jerry Morales told Fox News that a Midland police   
   > officer and an Odessa police officer were shot in addition to   
   > the state trooper. Their conditions were not immediately known.   
   >   
   > Medical Center Hospital in Odessa said it received 13 shooting   
   > victims, seven of whom were in critical condition. Two others   
   > were in serious condition and one patient was deceased. One   
   > victim, a 17-month-old child, was airlifted to a level one   
   > trauma center in Lubbock, about two hours north of Odessa. The   
   > other two victims had been treated and released as of Saturday   
   > evening.   
   >   
   > Midland Memorial Hospital said it was treating six wounded   
   > victims. Three of those victims were in critical condition and   
   > three were in stable condition. At least   
   >   
   > "I was born and raised here, I do not recall anything like this   
   > ever happening," Morales told Fox. "It's hard to swallow. It's   
   > hard to understand. [...] There's a lot of learning going on. It   
   > was very rapid."   
   >   
   > The suspect's killing brought an end to a chaotic afternoon,   
   > during which police initially reported that there were two   
   > shooters in two separate vehicles. At a news conference Saturday   
   > evening, Gerke said police believe the suspect killed at the   
   > movie theater was the only gunman.   
   >   
   > The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) urged the public to   
   > avoid I-20 in Odessa, Midland and Big Spring. Residents of   
   > Midland and Odessa were also urged to stay inside.   
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   > BREAKING: Large police presence after reports of an active   
   > shooter in Odessa, Texas.   
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   > Dustin Fawcett was sitting in his truck at a Starbucks in Odessa   
   > when he heard at least six gunshots ring out less than 50 yards   
   > behind him.   
   >   
   > At first, he thought it might have been a tire blowing but he   
   > heard more shots and spotted a white sedan with a passenger   
   > window that had been shattered. That's when he thought, "Oh man,   
   > this is a shooting."   
   >   
   > Fawcett, 28, an Odessa transportation consultant, "got out to   
   > make sure everyone was safe" but found that no one had been   
   > struck by the gunfire nearby. He said a little girl was   
   > bleeding, but she hadn't been shot, and that he found out she   
   > was grazed in the face.   
   >   
   > Fawcett said authorities responded quickly and when police   
   > pulled out their rifles and vests he knew that "this is not a   
   > drive-by. This is something else, this is something bigger."   
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   > President Trump has been briefed on the shooting and the White   
   > House is monitoring the situation, White House Press Secretary   
   > Stephanie Grisham said.   
   >   
   > Justice Department spokesman Kerri Kupec tweeted that Attorney   
   > General William Barr was monitoring the situation.   
   >   
   > "Just briefed by Attorney General Barr about the shootings in   
   > Texas. FBI and Law Enforcement is fully engaged. More to   
   > follow," Trump later tweeted.   
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   > Just briefed by Attorney General Barr about the shootings in   
   > Texas. FBI and Law Enforcement is fully engaged. More to follow.   
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   > Vice President Mike Pence, speaking shortly before departing on   
   > a trip to Poland, told reporters: "Our hearts break for the   
   > families who have loved ones who've been injured, those who have   
   > loved ones who have lost their lives in the wake of this latest   
   > mass shooting, and the president and I remain absolutely   
   > determined to work with leaders of both parties in the Congress   
   > to take such steps so we can address and confront this scourge   
   > of mass atrocities in our country."   
   >   
   > Texas Gov. Greg Abbott decried what he called a "senseless and   
   > cowardly attack."   
   >   
   > "The state of Texas and the Department of Public Safety are   
   > working closely with local law enforcement to provide resources   
   > as needed and deliver justice for this heinous attack," Abbott   
   > said in a statement. "I thank the first responders who have   
   > acted swiftly and admirably under pressure, and I want to remind   
   > all Texans that we will not allow the Lone Star State to be   
   > overrun by hatred and violence. We will unite, as Texans always   
   > do, to respond to this tragedy.”   
   >   
   > Texas police pursue suspect in deadly shootingVideo   
   > "I am horrified to see such a senseless act terrorize the fine   
      
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