UPDATE: Texas shooting: at least 5 dead, 21 wounded

UPDATE: There are now 5 dead and 21 wounded in the shooting. The dead shooter has been identified as a white male in his mid-30s, according to Fox News.

At least two people are dead and as many as twenty wounded in the West Texas town of Odessa after a series of shootings. The "alleged" shooter was shot and put down like a rabid dog at a movie theater in the town, according to local police.

"They are shooting at random,” Midland Mayor Jerry Morales told The New York Times. “We have two fatalities and up to 20 injuries." It's all Trump's fault, just like Hurricane Dorian. 

Odessa Mayor David Turner told the media there was one shooter who opened fire in Odessa after a police chase.

He added that at least two gunmen were believed to be targeting motorists on Interstate 20 and Highway 191 between Midland and neighboring Odessa.

The City of Midland told CBS7 that a suspect has been taken into custody at a movie theater in Odessa. Earlier, the Midland Police Department said it believed there are two shooters in two separate vehicles. One suspect is said to be driving a gold or white small Toyota truck, while the other suspect is driving a U.S. Postal Service van.

As this story is developing we are awaiting for leftists to begin decrying President Trump and calling for the confiscation of all military style assault weapons of war that look as scary as hell and ban all high-capacity magazines and the NRA, but especially Trump should be impeached for the good of the country.
"There are reports of an active shooter at the Home Depot in Odessa. For the safety of the public and law enforcement please stay away from the area and stay in your homes," the department posted on Facebook. "We will update with more information as soon as possible."

Hey, it's Texas--where are those gunslingers who shop at Home Depot? If anyone was "carrying," that would've stopped the shooting. You know, the 'good guy with a gun' idea.

Odessa officials told KOSA there were 20 injuries reported in connection with the shooting but did not give further details. According to police, one State Trooper was among the injured.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) urged the public to avoid I-20 in Odessa, Midland and Big Spring. Residents of Midland and Odessa were also urged to stay inside.

President Trump has been briefed on the shooting and the White House is monitoring the situation, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said.

In its own statement, the Odessa Police Department said there are possibly two subjects "driving around Odessa shooting at random people."

They are obviously trying to gain fame and the mainstream media is happy to provide it for them, supplying their names and photos. At least some conservative outlets refuse to do that, and when Brain Flushings posts about these horrible crimes, the photos are digitally manipulated to disguise their real appearance.

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin was on lockdown.

As the story develops, more will follow.

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