WebBy Lauren Munt According to court documents, Jimmy Dwayne Smith, 42, and a co-conspirator, Vanessa Elfreda Flores, 40, had been distributing methamphetamine in the Shot neatly? Those shots are all over, no grouping. His current condition remains unknown at this time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki), Investigators search a road following a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, Sept. 1, 2019. At least 21 others were wounded, including three law enforcement officers. The Police Department is investigating possible fraud involving Jamie Thompson and William Logsdon doing business as Magnum Oil & Gas or Magnum Exploration. Its what we fear right now, said Mike. I am tired of the dying of the people of the state of Texas. MIDLAND, TX Two years after the Permian Basin was Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. By Sonia Ramirez-Muoz, Sep 28, 2021. 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. All rights reserved. Kimberly Juarez places a necklace on a white cross with Leilah Hernandez's name written on it, made by Greg Zanis from Illinois, were placed on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, at 2nd St. and Sam Houston. I dont think its safe for our children to be out at night, because of whats happening now. WebInvestigators search a field near an entertainment complex following a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, Sept. 1, 2019. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. There were 12 locations along I-20 that were identified as crime scenes. An arrest has been made. A city spokesman said seven people had been killed, in 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. She said he would shoot at targets at night. We are so broken.. Police say the gunman acted alone and was shot to death outside a crowded movie theater. Ator then turned onto John Ben Shepperd Parkway before beginning a seemingly haphazard course through residential streets that included Maple Avenue, Grandview Avenue, Everglade Avenue, Adams Avenue, Walnut Street and more. OPD states the investigation is ongoing. In the days following Seth Ators hour-long shooting spree on Aug. 31, 2019, investigators recovered 63 rounds of fired ammunition and identified 24 crime scenes, according to the report released last week. The 25-year-old had heard the gunshots from what he believed was far away when he went outside to investigate the commotion, his sister told The Washington Post. An updated photo of Seth Aaron Ator, 36. Officers also reported several spent AR rifle casing and handgun casings as well as an unfired handgun round at the scene of the shooting. WebShooting scene (CBS7 NEWS) By Jay Hendricks. Due to an editing error, a previous version of the story also incorrectly stated the location of the movie theater where the gunman was killed. Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram, Dr. Nathaniel B. Ott, M.D. 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. According to Odessa Police, one person was arrested for possession of meth, while the shooter was arrested for aggravated assault and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Gerke said though they cannot confirm that the shooter's intent was to enter the theater, it begs the question of why he would go there if he did not plan to go inside. I guess he was just looking for someone to kill, Leilahs grandma, Nora Leyva, told The Washington Post of the gunman, who also wounded Leilahs 18-year-old brother, Nathan. They alsosaw bullet holes in the truck, cash on the ground near the drivers side door and a trash bag full of marijuana on the trucks front seat. Victims range in age from 15 to 57 years old. I refuse to. The bodies were sent for an autopsy, which reveled Rodriguez was shot and killed by Barrera. One of the victims was postal worker Mary Granados, whose van was hijacked by the shooter during the rampage. Police say he struck her windshield several times and then turned the gun on himself. There was a four-minute period when officials were unable to locate Ators vehicle before he reappeared on Yukon Road. 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. The New York Times reported on Sunday night that the shooter had been fired from his trucking job a few hours before his rampage. WebSaturdays shooting happened exactly four weeks after a deadly Saturday shooting at an El Paso Walmart nearly 300 miles west of Midland-Odessa that left 22 dead and ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Two people were arrested Friday evening after Odessa Gov. Neighbors say Ator would used the upstairs windows to shoot animals in his property. Her mouth is pretty bad, but will heal and can be fixed. 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.. Big Spring Police say that they are investigating a shooting that left two people in the hospital Sunday night. Near the barricade, Ator encountered OPD Officer Kaaiako Vavao and MPD Officer Addisson Prater. Bullet holes in the passenger window of a truck belonging to a shooting victim in Odessa, Texas, Sept. 1, 2019. According to ECISD the student was charged with Threat of Exhibition/ use of a Firearm on Campus or Bus, a Class A Misdemeanor. Joseph Hutt was sentenced to terms of 25 years and 10 years in prison, The former jailer was arrested by the Big Spring Police Department. 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. The death toll in Saturday's gun rampage The University of Texas Permian Basin has a new therapy dog in training named Ghost. Ator was evaluated by mental health professionals several times, including three times in 2006. pic.twitter.com/LyBsPvfPiu. Published: Oct. 29, 2021 at 9:29 PM CDT. 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. Greg Abbott (R) read a text he said he had received from the childs mother at a press conference on Sunday. Odessa Police are investigating after a shooting Thursday night left one person dead. Caitlin Randle is a general news reporter for the Midland Reporter-Telegram. A postal worker and a 15-year-old girl are among those identified as victims in Saturday's rampage that left eight WebOdessa Police are investigating after a shooting Thursday night left one person dead. Officials say an unidentified suspect was shot and killed after killing 5 people and injuring 21 in Odessa and nearby Midland. They said Nicolas said he got scared and started shooting. 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. (Ivan Pierre Aguirre/The New York Times). Seth Aaron Ator, 36, of Odessa, is suspected of killing seven people an injuring 19 in a shooting spree in Odessa on Saturday. They said the suspect then drove away from the scene in the Mustang. WebThe Odessa Police Department on Sunday identified the man who killed seven people and wounded 22 others in a shooting spree in West Texas as Seth Ator, 36. The death toll in the West Texas shooting rampage increased Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than a dozen people as he drove before being killed by officers outside a movie theater. According to officials, the shooting started just after 3 p.m. in Midland during a traffic stop over a failure to signal. After hearing punishment evidence that included prior felony convictions; the jury assessed punishment for Neal at 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Division. Griffiths wife, Becky, wrote in a Sunday morning Facebook post that shed been unable to sleep and urged people to attend church to pray. The man who has not been identified fled from state troopers who had tried to pull him over. During one of those evaluations, a doctor reportedly wrote that Ator was a danger to himself and others and that the consequences would be deadly if he did not take a combination of antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti-anxiety drugs, sedatives and hypnotics. ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Two people were arrested Friday evening after Odessa Police were called to a shots fire call around 8:00pm. UPDATE: OPD says double shooting was a murder-suicide. On Sundays, subscribers receive the West Texas Real Estate LIVE! It was very painful. (Photo by Cengiz Yar/Getty Images), Texas Gov Greg Abbott along with DPS Regional Director Orlando Alanis speak 09/01/19 during a press conference at UTPB. WebODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Odessa Police Department is investigating a Sunday night shooting that left two injured. Daily is the "newspaper to your email" for San Angelo. The gunman was actually charged with criminal trespass and evading arrest, the network reported in a later version of its story. Example video title will go here for this video. The downward spiral that would result in Seth Ator murdering seven people and injuring twenty-four began at 1:27 p.m. on August 31, 2019, at the Journey Oilfield offices where Ator worked. According to a post on the department's Facebook page, officers responded to the 1300 block of N. Lauderdale around 7:42 p.m. Alonzo said that one time, Ator went to her trailer home with a rifle and complained about a trash issue. 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. A probable cause affidavit spells out the details of a deadly shooting in Odessa early Halloween morning. Three of the injured were law enforcement Officials say the unidentified suspect killed 5 people and injured 21 in a mass shooting in Midland and nearby Odessa. Ator is accused of killing seven people and injuring 22 others in Saturday's mass shooting in Midland-Odessa, Texas. Texas Gov. Police said there are "multiple gunshot victims" in West Texas after reports of two suspects opening fire on Saturday in the area of Midland and Odessa. ----------------------------------------------------------. A city spokesman said seven people had been killed, in addition to the gunman. Words must be met with action., I have been to too many of these events, Abbott added. We will update this as the investigation develops. According to a post on the department's Facebook page, officers responded to the 1300 Arturo Carrasco shows a tattoo he got from Bloodline Ink Tattoo in memory of the Odessa shooting victims on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, at 2nd St. and Sam Houston. Greg Abbott appeared at a Sunday press conference with Odessa's police chief a day after a mass shooting in Midland and Odessa. Ator was also listed as the victim of assaults in some reports after getting into verbal altercations. The DPS report also detailed Ators numerous run-ins with police and psychological evaluations since he was a child. According to the autopsy report, Ator had gunshot wounds in the following areas: The firearms investigation revealed Ator had been armed with a semi-automatic .223 caliber rifle. A motive for the attack is not yet known. More details here. Cerros truck hit and killed Wheatley while attempting to pass the other cars on the road. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki), Investigators search a field near an entertainment complex following a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, Sept. 1, 2019. The man who has not been identified fled from state troopers who had tried to pull him over. DPS states that there were likely more rounds of ammunition that were never recovered. No further information is available at this time. At that time, law enforcement in Midland County was unaware of the situation regarding Ator in Ector County.. We Texans are standing together tonight united against all forms of hatred and violence.. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. 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 are heartbroken and outraged by the violence that struck our community and our school district today, the tweet read. (Ivan Pierre Aguirre/The New York Times), This handout images obtained courtesy of Ernst Villanueva taken on August 31, 2019 show a car with a bullet hole on the windows after a gunman open fire in the I-20 highway in between Odessa and Midland, Texas. Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram, Russell Tippin CEO and president of Medical Center Health System gave a press conference Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 at the corner of 5th and Washington. Police say two people involved in the crime left the scene and were later caught and detained at W. 3rd and Moss. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. I am heartbroken by the crying of the people of the state of Texas. Tim Fischer/Reporter-Telegram, A fence remains broken behind the Stripes off Faudree Road and 191 09/02/19 police believe the shooter drove through while being chased Saturday afternoon. The FBI and Odessa Police Department used video surveillance footage and 9-1-1 call data to piece together Ators route, according to the DPS report. The shooting began in Midland on West Loop 250 at the Interstate 20 service road when Ator was pulled over by DPS Troopers. Ator had been At least 21 others were wounded, including three law enforcement officers. The LIVE! 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