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Mass shooting in Texas leaves at least 7 dead, 24 wounded in Odessa and Midland

2019-09-02 09:43:24       source:CBS News

September 1, 2019 


Another mass shooting in America has left seven people dead. Two dozen more people were wounded in the rampage outside Odessa, Texas — the second mass shooting in the state in a month. The alleged gunman was killed by police, bringing the total death toll from the incident to eight.  


The terrifying chain of events began with a traffic stop Saturday on an interstate in the heart of Texas' oil country. State troopers say the man, a white male in his late 30s, pulled over for the traffic stop but then opened fire and took off.


Gunshots hit one trooper in the car that made the traffic stop. The gunman then ditched his car and hijacked a postal service truck, unleashing more rounds as he drove away.


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