Five killed, including shooter, around 21 injured in Texas shooting: police, media

 

People are evacuated from Cinergy Odessa cinema following a shooting in Odessa, Texas, U.S. in this still image taken from a social media video August 31, 2019. Rick Lobo via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Five people were killed, including a shooter, and around 21 were injured in a gun rampage in the cities of Midland and Odessa in west Texas on Saturday, police and a local television station reported.

 

“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.

 

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.

 

At least three police officers were among the wounded, CBS affiliate CBS 7 reported.

 

One suspect was driving a U.S. Post Office van, and the other a gold and white Toyota truck, Midland police said.

 

A local hospital said it had taken in three patients in critical condition and three in stable condition, CBS7 reported.

 

The television station reported that armed police ran through the Music City Mall in Odessa where CBS7 is located and the building went on lockdown.

 

The shooting came after 22 people were killed at a Walmart store about 255 miles west of Midland in city of El Paso, Texas on Aug. 2.

 

Odessa police were holding a news conference.

 

Reporting by Andrew Hay in New Mexico; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Dan Grebler

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-09-01

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Then they call Thai people dangerous. Such a great idea letting everyone have guns. 

34 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

two shooters in two separate vehicles driving around the city of 117,000 shooting at random people

It's a DNA/genetic thing.

5 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

It's a DNA/genetic thing.

 Yea, it is a human thing. 

21 minutes ago, daoyai said:

 Yea, it is a human thing. 

More like a Merican thing. Most humans don't have the gene that condones regular mass slaughter.

 

Stupid gun laws, stupid leaders and lots and lots of stupid followers.

To the gun owners of America: Fret not.  Our elected officials will do nothing.  It will take much more than this.  Let's say a mass shooting every day, across the USA, where at least 20 Americans die, X2 injured.  Every single day.  What will our elected officials do then?  Let me think, hmmmm.  Most likely....nothing.

Another day another slaughter and so it goes on and on and on day after day

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Life is cheap in Merica.

Nobody gives a toss how many are gunned down as long as these moronic gun owners can carry on with their hobby of mass killing.

What a country!

It's getting pretty crazy ???? back there. 

Think I'll stay here in relatively safe Thailand. 

2 minutes ago, fishtank said:

Life is cheap in Merica.

Nobody gives a toss how many are gunned down as long as these moronic gun owners can carry on with their hobby of mass killing.

What a country!

Sir you are wrong there is fury here people are spitting mad at congress inability to address this issue

The majority of Americans ( except the ones living in Thailand) want stricter gun control such as simple requirements: background checks before purchasing a weapon: people with mental health issues not being allowed to purchase a gun; no automatic “rifes” being sold that are really machine guns- not hunting rifles. But USA politicians, especially the Republicans,are  bribed ( they call it campaign donations) from the NRA and gun manufacturers. Yes, the USA also has a corrupt system.

1 hour ago, robblok said:

Then they call Thai people dangerous. Such a great idea letting everyone have guns. 

I don’t find Thai people dangerous at all after 6 years here, but of course you have lunatics all over the world that are on drugs that make people like monsters, yaba and ice etc.

To the gun owners of America: Fret not.  Our elected officials will do nothing.  It will take much more than this.  Let's say a mass shooting every day, across the USA, where at least 20 Americans die, X2 injured.  Every single day.  What will our elected officials do then?  Let me think, hmmmm.  Most likely....nothing.

Who elected them?


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1 hour ago, Vacuum said:

It's a DNA/genetic thing.

No it is a useless government,they care more about money then peoples lives.

Sounds familiar?

It is not a human thing,it is a government thing.

And please spare me the'our thoughts and prayers bs.'

21 minutes ago, pegman said:

Gun homicide deaths  in Thailand and United States are basically the same depending on the year. 4.45 vs 4.46 per 100k

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Thailand

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

Always glad to see people do some research, so, thanks.

Unfortunately the 2 reports quoted give different outcomes.

The US report is derived from the University of Sydney and does indeed show the US as 4.46. (2016 & 2017)

However, the first report says this -

In 2016 Thailand's rate of violent gun-related deaths stood at 4.45 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. In comparison, that of the Philippines was 7.42; the US, 3.85; Cambodia, 0.96; Myanmar, 0.56; Malaysia, 0.46; Indonesia, 0.10; and Singapore, 0.03.

 

Still too high in both cases but nowhere near as high as traffic deaths, in both countries.

13 minutes ago, Totoandlilly said:

I don’t find Thai people dangerous at all after 6 years here, but of course you have lunatics all over the world that are on drugs that make people like monsters, yaba and ice etc.

I agree Toto , I have lived here since 2015 , I did get threatened with violence after a Thai driver tried to cut me up by undertaking on the hard shoulder many years ago but that is more to do with driving here.  I have never heard or did I miss a shooter going in to a school and opening up for the fun of it . But then I have never read about taxi scooter riders shooting each other in the US.  One thing for sure is I feel safer walking around here at night than I would in Plymouth where I came from.

2 hours ago, pegman said:

More like a Merican thing. Most humans don't have the gene that condones regular mass slaughter.

True, Most humans don't commit or condone mass slaughter.  Your belief that is a special "American gene" shows a sad lack of science education and you assertion that "mass slaughter" is most common in America shows you really don't pay attention to international news.  ...example 28 people burned alive in a Mexican bar day before yesterday.. bombs killing hundreds at wedding parties in Afghanistan.. etc. etc. etc....  are they not human?

Regrets for the cynicism but it's warranted.

"Only" 5 dead?

A few short of the obligatory mass shootings presidential visit (from a president that doesn't do compassion or sympathy so no loss in that). 

Thoughts and prayers. Mental illness. Blah blah blah. 
Nothing ever changes. 

How many days till the next one.

Repeat cycle. 

Edited September 1, 20196 yr by Jingthing

4 hours ago, robblok said:

Then they call Thai people dangerous. Such a great idea letting everyone have guns. 

You forgot, has nothing to do with the amount of guns, they are all mentally ill there. They would have done the same with a plastic fork. Luckily the thoughts and prayers are on discount.  .

Edited September 1, 20196 yr by FritsSikkink

An inflammatory troll post has been removed. 

1 hour ago, daoyai said:

So simplistic and lazy to blame everything on the president.  yea you hate him but really to connect him to these shooting is just stupid.

I agree entirely.

 

We should wait until we have the evidence of the motivation.

 

And then accepting what that evidence tells us.

 

 

Edited September 1, 20196 yr by Chomper Higgot

What is wrong with these people!?

More guns for the US of A! 

When you can simply 'borrow' mum and dads gun from the top of the cupboard, stricter regulations don't exactly help

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Another moron in the country that believes they are choosen to check up on the rest of the world.

Of course its too early to talk gun control. Will have to wait for the next one.