Midland–Odessa shooting

On August 31, 2019, multiple people were shot from a vehicle traveling between and in the Texas cities of Odessa and Midland.[1]

Midland-Odessa shooting
Location Odessa and Midland, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates 31°50′45″N 102°22′03″W / 31.8457°N 102.3676°W / 31.8457; -102.3676Coordinates: 31°50′45″N 102°22′03″W / 31.8457°N 102.3676°W / 31.8457; -102.3676
Date August 31, 2019
3:17 p.m. (CDT)
Attack type Spree shooting
Drive-by shooting
Weapon(s) Rifle
Deaths 8 (including the perpetrator)
Injured 19

Odessa police announced five deaths (including the shooter) and 21 injuries (including three police), and described the shooter as a white male in his mid-30s, shot and killed by police outside a movie theater as he fired at them again.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "At least 5 people dead, 21 injured by shooter in Odessa and Midland, Texas, authorities say". NBC News. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. "Suspect shot and killed in Odessa, Texas, after multiple shootings in area". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. Fernandez, Manny; Vigdor, Neil (August 31, 2019). "At Least 5 Dead and 21 Injured in Shootings in Midland, Tex.". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/31/us/odessa-shootings.html. Retrieved August 31, 2019. 
  4. Vera, Amir. "Live updates: Shooter targets people at shopping centers in West Texas". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/odessa-shooting/index.html. Retrieved August 31, 2019.