Five people have been killed and 21 injured in the second mass shooting in 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.
The gunman 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 in a mass shooting in El Paso.
About 20 people were injured – three of them police officers – in this latest incident of gun violence in the US, although the police say not all of them were shot. Some may have been cut by glass when their car windows were hit by bullets and shattered.
Odessa’s Medical Center Hospital said a child under the age of two was among those being treated there. Seven other patients are in a serious condition.
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Police said August 31 incident began at just after 15:00 local time 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.
In a statement, Texas 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, President Donald Trump said he was being kept informed about the shootings in Texas.
Later, VP Mike Pence said he and the Trump administration “remain absolutely determined to work with leaders in both parties in Congress to take steps that we can address and confront this scourge of mass atrocity in our country”.
Five people have been killed and many others injured in the second mass shooting in 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.
The gunman 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 in a mass shooting in El Paso.
About 20 people were injured – three of them police officers – in this latest incident of gun violence in the US, although the police say not all of them were shot. Some may have been cut by glass when their car windows were hit by bullets and shattered.
Odessa’s Medical Center Hospital said a child under the age of two was among those being treated there. Seven other patients are in a serious condition.
Police said August 31 incident began at just after 15:00 local time 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.
In a statement, Texas 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, President Donald Trump said he was being kept informed about the shootings in Texas.
Later, VP Mike Pence said he and the Trump administration “remain absolutely determined to work with leaders in both parties in Congress to take steps that we can address and confront this scourge of mass atrocity in our country”.
