Another gunman with a semi-automatic assault weapon went on a rampage Saturday in West Texas killing five and injuring over 20. Mark Summer with Daily Kos reports:
A series of shootings took place in the closely linked cities of Midland and Odessa, Texas on Saturday evening. Initial reports, which came from residents in the two cities located about twenty miles apart, led police to believe there were at least two suspects. But as of 6:00 PM Central Time, police in Midland believe that there was only a single suspect who changed vehicles several times while shooting at people in a Home Depot, along the highway, and at various locations in Odessa.
According to police reports five people have died, in addition to the suspect, while twenty-one have been reported at a local hospital. Other reports indicate that two state troopers may have been wounded in a highway chase and total numbers of the number of those wounded have been reported as high as 30.
As with most such situations, there is a considerable amount of confusion in the moments following the shooting, and it may be a few hours before a definitive timeline of events, and an accurate tally of those killed or wounded is available.
This video in Grant Stern’s tweet and his words say it all. This is us, now. This is America, now.
One man can attenuate gun violence, but he refuses. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (also known as “Massacre Mitch” and “Moscow Mitch”) is supposed to be serving the people of this country. The vast majority of Americans want something as simple as universal background checks on gun sales, McConnell won’t budge. Instead, he serves the NRA, along with power, money and Russia.
Tyranny is cyclical—so is justice. Your justice is coming, Senator McConnell.
Sunday, Sep 1, 2019 · 3:21:40 PM +00:00 · Leslie Salzillo
Marissa Higgins with Daily Kos updates: On Saturday evening, a gunman—described by police as a white male in his 30s—shot and killed at least seven people and injured 24 others in West Texas. The suspected gunman, who was shot by police, makes the death count eight so far.
Among those injured is a 17-month-old baby who, according to her mother, was shot in the chest and face.
Less than 300 miles from El Paso, and about four weeks after a white supremacist conducted a massacre that killed 22 and injured 24 others in a Texas Walmart, the shooter reportedly shot at police during a routine traffic stop in Midland, Texas before abandoning his vehicle, and then continuing his shooting spree in a stolen mail truck. This chaos originally led people to believe there were at least two shooters.
To go into more detail on the reported chain of events…
Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke says that the shooting began around 3:17 p.m. local time when a Texas Department of Public Safety officer pulled over the shooter (who was then in a gold Honda) for a traffic stop. That’s when the first of three police officer was shot by the driver. From there, the shooter stole a postal truck and continued shooting at people (seemingly at random) as he headed into Odessa.
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