Five dead and 21 injured after ‘white male’ opens fire in Texas

At least five people have been killed and many more injured in
the second mass shooting in the US state of Texas in a month.

First to be shot was a policeman who stopped the gunman’s car
between the cities of Midland and Odessa.

The gunman went on to shoot at numerous motorists and
passers-by. At one point, he abandoned his car and stole a postal
truck before continuing his spree.

He was shot dead by police at a cinema complex.

The motive of the gunman, who was white and in his mid-30s, is
unclear.

Four weeks ago, 22 people were killed by a gunman in the Texan
city of El Paso.

About 20 people were injured – three of them police officers –
in this latest incident of gun violence in America, although the
police say not all of them were shot. Some may have been cut by
glass as their car windows shattered when they were hit by
bullets.

Odessa’s Medical Center Hospital said a child under the age of
two was among those being treated there. Seven of its other
patients are in a serious condition.

Police said Saturday’s incident began at just after 15:00 local
time (20:00 BST) after two Texas Department of Public Safety
officers pulled over a vehicle on a Midland highway.

The driver then opened fire on the officers and, after driving
away, began shooting at other people in several locations.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement that he
was “horrified to see such a senseless act”.

In another statement, the state’s Governor Greg Abbott said: “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.”

In a tweet, US President Donald Trump said he was being kept
informed about the shootings in Texas, reports the BBC.

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