Shootings in Midland and Odessa, TX
A man who was pulled over by Texas troopers shot at them with a rifle and sped away, setting off a terrifying rampage that ended with seven victims and the shooter dead, police said.
After he opened fire during a traffic stop Saturday in Midland, the gunman drove on the streets and the highway, spraying bullets randomly at residents and motorists.
He then hijacked a postal truck and ditched his gold Honda, shooting at people as he made his way into Odessa about 20 miles away. There, police confronted him in a movie theater parking lot and killed him in a shootout.
About 20 people were also injured. Those included a 17-month-old girl and three law enforcement officers, hospital and police officials said.
I’ll never understand what would motivate someone to shoot a 17-month-old child.
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There was one comment on this post before I closed comments and I deleted it because I didn’t want it on my blog.
[Cross-posted at The Jury Talks Back.]