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ODESSA, Texas (AP) – Latest news from a shoot in West Texas (all local times):
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A database shows that the shootings in western Texas brings to 25 the number of mass murders committed in the United States so far this year, representing as many mass murders as they do in the United States. in 2018.
The mass murder database AP / USATODAY / Northeastern University also shows that, depending on whether or not the suspect killed in western Texas was among the five dead on Saturday, the total number of casualties since the beginning of the year in the United States equals 140 or falls a short to 139.
The database lists all US homicides registered since 2006, involving at least four people (not counting the offender) killed during a short period (24 hours), regardless of weapon, location, victim-offender relationship or motive. The database includes information on these characteristics and other characteristics concerning incidents, perpetrators and victims.
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20:30.
Russell Tippin, general manager of the Odessa Medical Center Hospital, said that a total of 13 gunshot victims had been treated at the hospital, including one who had died. It was not known immediately if the deceased was one of the five dead previously cited by law enforcement.
According to Tippin, seven of the victims of the shooting are in critical condition, including several who have already undergone surgery and two others in serious condition.
One gunshot victim, a child under 2 years old, was transferred to another facility and two others were treated and released, Tippin said. Tippin did not specify where the child had been transferred.
Tippin had previously stated that the hospital was treating 14 victims by bullet. But he said that one of the patients he had included earlier had been injured in an incident unrelated to the shooting.
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8:20 p.m.
According to authorities, a mass shooting in western Texas began when a man arrested by state soldiers began shooting through the rear window of his car with a rifle.
The spokesperson of the Texas Public Security Department, Katherine Cesinger, said Saturday that one of the two soldiers ensuring the traffic closure had been shot down. According to her, the suspect then escaped "and continued to shoot innocent people", including two other police officers.
The authorities claim that a total of three law enforcement officers were shot dead. At least five people died. There were at least 21 civilian casualties by gunshot.
Cesinger says the soldier is in a serious but stable condition. Both police officers are in stable condition at a local hospital.
Cesinger says that no one was in the shooter's vehicle.
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6:55 p.m.
Russell Tippin, CEO of the Odessa Medical Center Hospital, said 14 gunshot victims were being treated at the hospital, but he did not disclose their health or other information about them.
Tippin says that social workers and professional counselors are at the hospital to provide support to the families of the victims of the shooting. He also said that the hospital had been locked for the safety of staff and patients.
He says, "The hospital is stable, it's secure."
Odessa police chief, Michael Gerke, said that at least five people had died as a result of the shooting. He added that three law enforcement officers had been injured and at least 21 civilians had been shot dead.
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18.30.
Police said the suspect killed after a shootout in West Texas was a white man in his 30s.
Odessa police chief Michael Gerke refused to name him, but said he had an idea who he was.
He says that at least 21 people were injured. At least five people died.
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6:10 p.m.
According to Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke, at least 21 people were shot and five others were killed during a shootout in West Texas.
At a press conference Saturday, Gerke also said that at least three law enforcement officers were among the victims.
He spoke after a chaotic afternoon in which police reported that a suspect had hijacked a vehicle from the US Postal Service and had begun randomly firing in the Odessa and Midland regions, striking several people. Police initially reported that there could be more than one gunman, but Gerke said authorities now thought it was a gunman.
Gerke says that he believes the threat is over but that the authorities remain vigilant.
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17:30.
Police said there were "several gunshot victims" in western Texas after two suspects reportedly opened fire on Saturday in the Midland and Odessa area.
Midland police said at least one suspect was shot dead near the Cinergy cinema in Odessa.
One or perhaps two suspects hijacked a vehicle from the US Postal Service and fired at random, hitting several people, the Odessa police said.
"At present, there are several victims of gunfire," said Odessa police in a message posted on Facebook.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has urged residents to avoid major highways in the area, including Interstate 20.
No other details were immediately available.
Odessa is about 32 km southwest of Midland. Both are more than 483 kilometers west of Dallas.
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