A postal worker and a 15-year-old girl are among those identified as victims in Saturday's rampage that left eight An arrest has been made. Ive heard of a lot of the shootings in Chicago and Detroit and all that, but Ive begun to realize its here at home. Near the barricade, Ator encountered OPD Officer Kaaiako Vavao and MPD Officer Addisson Prater. Tim Fischer/Reporter-Telegram, ODESSA, TX - SEPTEMBER 1: A damaged police vehicle and U.S. The childs jaw wasn't struck, the mother wrote. Stay indoors and monitor news alerts and safety protocols., Our hearts are with Midland, Odessa, and everyone in West Texas who has to endure this again, ORourke said. I am not going to give him any notoriety for what he did.. A teacher heard the comment and reported it. Gerke said authorities would release the alleged shooters name, but not during a nationally-televised press conference; the Wall Street Journal, citing law enforcement sources, later identified him as 36-year-old Seth Ator. Caitlin Randle is a general news reporter for the Midland Reporter-Telegram. NewsWest 9 has obtained an arrest affidavit that reveals new information in the shooting. An added room is seen at a shack owned by Seth Ator, 36, in West Odessa, Texas, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. The passenger said Nicolas told them he went to see a friend who pulled a gun on him. According to ECISD the student was charged with Threat of Exhibition/ use of a Firearm on Campus or Bus, a Class A Misdemeanor. The shooting came at the end of an already violent month in Texas. Odessa Police are investigating after a shooting Thursday night left one person dead. Toddlers are funny in that they can get shot, but still want to run around and play.. WebMusic City Mall in Odessa, Texas was closed during the shooting, with CBS 7 reporting a chaotic scene as police worked to clear the area. The DPS report also detailed Ators numerous run-ins with police and psychological evaluations since he was a child. Gov. 32 pounds of methamphetamine and 2 pounds of fentanyl were intercepted in a single failed smuggling attempt. Daily is the "newspaper to your email" for San Angelo. (Photo by Cengiz Yar/Getty Images), MIDLAND, TEXAS - AUGUST 31: Police cars and tape block off a crime scene where a gunman was shot and killed at Cinergy Odessa movie theater on August 31, 2019 in Midland, Texas. Texas Gov. By Sunday morning, one person remained in critical condition, while another three were in serious condition and seven were in fair condition, according to CBS 7. We will continue to update this story as we learn more. The arrested were linked to burglaries at The Mango Tango, and Don Saul Automotive. Ive been up most of the night and Id like to ask you all to get up and go to church, she said. OPD says the shooting was a murder-suicide. This is a carousel. The gunman then hijacked a United States postal van and indiscriminately fired from a rifle at people before the authorities shot and killed him outside a movie theater in Odessa. About a dozen of those individuals were not injured but were targeted by gunfire. Sexual Assault & Drug Dealing Arrests Top Daily Bookings, Abilene High Student Arrested After Threatening to Kill Everybody, Arrest Warrant Issued for Controversial Rapper Kodak Black, Advertising here can transform your business, Multiple bullet fragments embedded on his skin. The Police Department is investigating possible fraud involving Jamie Thompson and William Logsdon doing business as Magnum Oil & Gas or Magnum Exploration. Copyright 2021 KOSA. As the witness was pulling out of the driveway, they saw a blue Mustang parked near the home. Postal Service van blocked off with tape nearby to where a gunman was shot and killed at Cinergy Odessa movie theater following a deadly shooting spree on September 1, 2019 in Odessa, Texas. WebA mass shooter hijacked a mail van and rampaged through Odessa and neighbouring Midland, injuring at least three cops last night. Odessa Police have identified the two victims as Heather Leann Hernandez Rodriguez, 28, and Adan Barrientos Barrera, 21. All rights reserved. (Photo by Cengiz Yar/Getty Images). FBI Special Agent Christopher Collins said more than 15 crime scenes were being investigated and a federal search warrant was being executed on Sunday. Ator is accused of killing seven people and injuring 22 others in Saturday's mass shooting in Midland-Odessa, Texas. He then began shooting at people with what Gerke described as an AR-type weapon. The shooter eventually ditched his car, hijacked Granados Postal Service vehicle and continued to open fire as he drove, police said. WebDeadly shooting took place at Your Place bar in Midland, Texas, Sunday Police say multiple members of rival motorcycle clubs were involved in feud Suspects were last by Acacia Coronado and Alex Samuels He would eventually ram his vehicle through a chain-link fence to exit the property. At least 21 others were wounded, including three law enforcement officers. A man armed with an AR-type weapon fled a traffic stop before opening fire on state troopers and random people in Odessa and Midland before being fatally shot by responding officers, authorities said. I am tired of the dying of the people of the state of Texas. Matt Collins, chief operating officer, talks about the systems in place at Medical Center Health System to handle mass shootings during a press conference Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 at the corner of 5th Street and Washington by Medical Center Health System. firefighters discovered a woman who had been shot to death. Investigators with the Odessa Poloce Department and ATF blocked off the intersection of Faudree Street and TX 191 at about 11:30 a.m. Monday in relation to Saturdays mass shooting. WebThese Are The Victims Of The Mass Shooting In Odessa, Texas. (Photo by HO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ERNST VILLANUEVA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ---HO/AFP/Getty Images, In this image made from video provided by Dustin Fawcett, police officers guard on a street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Mercadotecnia y Publicidad (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). UPDATE: OPD says double shooting was a murder-suicide. No word on what happened, who died or pending charges. A postal worker, a 15-year-old girl, a U.S. Army veteran and a father of two are among the seven people identified as victims in a mass shooting in West Texas on Saturday the second such shooting in the state in less than a month. ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Two people were arrested Friday evening after Odessa Police were called to a shots fire call around 8:00pm. When the witness drove back by the home, they said the Mustang was backed into the driveway and a Hispanic man got out and shot at Juarez, who collapsed near the end of the driveway. He was charged with a Class A Misdemeanor Threat or Exhibition of a Weapon on School Grounds or bus. As we learn more about the shooting, numerous questions still remain. A little while later, Texas State Troopers Melina Justiss & Charles Pryor were patrolling near I-20 in Midland County when they observed Ator failing to signal and initiated a traffic stop at 3:17 p.m. As Ator's vehicle continued on the westbound ramp, he "fired multiple shots from a rifle through the back window of his car and into the front windshield of the troopers marked patrol vehicle.". If you hear my voice, hug your families.. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki), Members of the FBI collect evidence 09/02/19 in the lot at Freedom Buick GMC in Odessa. Greg Abbott (R) read a text he said he had received from the childs mother at a press conference on Sunday. Mike added its not the first time this has happened in his neighborhood and hes worried about the well-being of the people he cares about. A double shooting occurred last week off of Golder Avenue and 40th St in Odessa. He would continue shooting at passing motorists. Trey Louis of Santa Fe, Texas, auditioned on "American Idol" on ABC on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Leilah Hernandez's cross, made by Greg Zanis from Illinois, were placed on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, at 2nd St. and Sam Houston. Too many Texans are in mourning, too many Texans have lost their lives.. Stay with NewsWest 9 as we work to confirm more information on the case. We are a pure-play, indie web and mobile news platform with a local audience larger than all the San Angelo TV stations, radio stations, and newspaper combined. Ott attended to one of Saturday's shooting outside his center. Disclosure: Walmart has been a financial supporter of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. When investigators got to the scene, they found an unknown subject had arrived at the location and shot the victim before leaving. Two arrested after shots were fired in an Odessa neighborhood, Streets were blocked at French and Brittany near Highway 80, ECSO identifies man who fell out of garbage truck to death, Crime-stoppers tip leads to arrest of Odessa trailer thief, Irrigation work underway on Fairview Cemetery. ECSO identifies man who fell out of garbage truck to death, Crime-stoppers tip leads to arrest of Odessa trailer thief, Irrigation work underway on Fairview Cemetery. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. CSI agents determined four different brands of .223 caliber ammunition were used by the suspect: Winchester, Frontier, Aquilla, and LC 17. Greg Abbott. Each content-packed edition has weather, the popular Top of the Email opinion and rumor mill column, news around the state of Texas, news around west Texas, the latest news stories from San Angelo LIVE!, events, and the most recent obituaries. A 35-year-old from El Paso, Raul Garcia was identified by the city of Odessa on Monday afternoon as the final victim in Saturday's mass shooting. Seven people had been killed, in addition to the gunman and at least 21 others were wounded, including three law enforcement officers after a gunman went on a rampage. ", He would then demand OPD officers "provide him with an 'HTP address' so he could track down who was stalking him and posting child porn. With the airbags deployed, officers were unable to see inside the USPS van and had no way to know "if Ator had taken a fighting position or a position of cover in the front passenger seat and floorboard. The student was charged with the use or threat of exhibition or use of firearms on school property or a bus, a Class A Misdemeanor. Odessa and federal authorities on Monday provide more details into a weekend shooting rampage that left eight dead. The Ector County Independent School District did not identify Leilah by name but confirmed that one of the shooting victims was a student in its district. WebOdessa Police are investigating after a shooting Thursday night left one person dead. Music City Mall patrons are seen outside the mall after being evacuated by Odessa police following a reports of an active shooter in the area.Five people are dead and 21 others injured after a traffic stop turned into a drive-by shooting spree that terrorized the Odessa. Neighbors say Ator would used the upstairs windows to shoot animals in his property. Shortly after the two-year mark of the Midland-Odessa mass shooting that left seven dead and 25 wounded, the Texas Department of Public Safety released their final report, which included the gunmans route and a list of crime scenes. The district didn't name the student, but Gerke said a 15-year-old girl was among the victims. When he was 11 years old, Ator was interviewed by Amarillo police after pulling a knife on a group of girls at a park and saying he was going to stab one of them. The Legacy girls soccer team knows it needs to mount more of an attack if it wants to have No. Officials say the shooting began with a traffic stop in which the gunman shot a state trooper. The gunman in that shooting was arrested and charged with capital murder. Abbott read aloud a text he received from the mother of the 17-month-old girl who was shot and is now hospitalized in Lubbock. Police responded to the stabbing around 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8th. (Photo by Cengiz Yar/Getty Images), Midland Mayor Jerry Morales talks with Texas Rep Tom Craddick and Midland DA Laura Nodolf 09/01/19 following a press conference with Texas Gov Greg Abbott and area law enforcement at UTPB. Tim Fischer/Reporter-Telegram, A city of Odessa police car, left, and a U.S. mail vehicle, right, which were involved in Saturday's shooting, are pictured outside the Cinergy entertainment center, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Odessa, Texas. He was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of three charges; Murder, an Accident Involving Death, and Tampering with Evidence. At a press conference from Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, CEO Russell Tippin said 13 victims were transported to the hospital and one died after arrival. Things are going to change from now on but you will always be right next to me I did my best to protect you im sorry baby. We are heartbroken and outraged by the violence that struck our community and our school district today, the district said in a statement on Twitter. We are learning that we have lost friends, family members, as well as one of our students. New information has been released in a double shooting Thursday night in Odessa. No further information is available at this time. Shana Glasgow places her hand on the white crosses, made by Greg Zanis from Illinois, that were placed on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, at 2nd St. and Sam Houston. Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram, Texas Gov Greg Abbott along with Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke, FBI Christopher Combs and DPS Regional Director Orlando Alanis speak 09/01/19 during a press conference at UTPB. A city spokesman said seven people had been killed, in Greg Abbott holds a press conference with local and federal law enforcement at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) following a deadly shooting spree on September 1, 2019 in Odessa, Texas. We are especially grieving the loss of our postal family member, letter carrier Mary Granados, age 29, and we continue to keep her family in our thoughts.. ODESSA, Texas UPDATE: An arrest affidavit has revealed new information in the arrest of Eduardo Levario Nicolas and the events surrounding the death of Alexander Juarez. This is what we know about them so far. Ator would subsequently engage police officers in a brief gun battle that would result in his death. 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