Midland-Odessa Shooter Used AR-15, Say Police — History of Evading Police

Police in Odessa, Texas, say a gunman armed with an AR-15 style rifle killed seven people and injured 22 others in a shooting rampage that began after a routine traffic stop on Saturday afternoon. Police say the shooter, whose name they released privately to media, acted alone in the shooting. He has a criminal record that includes evading police. Police are calling the incident a “mobile mass shooting” and say the 36-year-old white male shooter went on a rampage after he shot a DPS trooper. He drove to 15 separate crime scenes before his arrival at the Cinergy movie theater. Police shot and killed the man after he crashed into a police vehicle and shot a Midland police officer and an Odessa police officer. Some of the shooting locations include a Home Depot, a Freedom Buick-GMC dealership, and a Twin Peaks restaurant.-- More...