Example video title will go here for this video. Ator lived in a aluminum shack, background, without electricity or running water in West Odessa. Ator would stop approximately 100 yards from the troopers and continue shooting toward the patrol vehicle and passing motorists. Ator was also listed as the victim of assaults in some reports after getting into verbal altercations. After breaking the glass, the vandal did enter the store, but strangely enough did not steal or even use anything in the store, except maybe the bathroom. 32 pounds of methamphetamine and 2 pounds of fentanyl were intercepted in a single failed smuggling attempt. 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. Twenty-two others were injured including three law enforcement officials and a 17-month-old who was hit in the mouth and chest with shrapnel in a Saturday afternoon rampage that ended with the gunman's death outside a crowded Odessa movie theater. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki), Investigators search a road following a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, Sept. 1, 2019. Send Email, DPS: Report shows list of crime scenes, route in Odessa mass shooting, Daniel Munoz shows his injuries during an interview Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Odessa, Texas, that were sustained in Saturday's shooting. It is in Odessa. He and a passenger were taken in for questioning during a traffic stop on Dec. 22. The Odessa Police Department confirmed that two people were killed in a shooting November 11th. Example video title will go here for this video. The front passenger, Trooper Pryor was immediately shot in the face. Ator had one .223 semi-automatic rifle on his person when he was killed by law enforcement, as well as 58 rounds of ammunition remaining, according to the report. mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival. Tim Fischer/Reporter-Telegram. Police say he struck her windshield several times and then turned the gun on himself. ODESSA, Texas (KOSA)-Update: Odessa Police are releasing new information on the double shooting November 11th. Neighbors say Ator would used the upstairs windows to shoot animals in his property. According to the affidavit, when police arrived at the scene, they spoke to a witness whose name was redacted in the documents. (Ivan Pierre Aguirre/The New York Times). He felt that Odessa was the place to go, she said. Their courage helped prevent even more senseless deaths, and we honor their tireless commitment to protecting us all. She has been charged with a class A misdemeanor Threat, Use of Exhibition of a Weapon on School Grounds or Bus. 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. 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. Double your gift when you give by 6 p.m. Thursday. Find a complete list of them here. WebPublished: Nov. 17, 2021 at 2:48 PM PST. OPD says the (Ivan Pierre Aguirre/The New York Times), Law enforcement officials process a scene involved in Saturday's shooting, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Odessa, Texas. Its what we fear right now, said Mike. The document states Odessa Police officers were dispatched to Agave Bar, off of E. University and JBS Parkway, in reference to a shooting around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. 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. Tim Fischer/Reporter-Telegram, ODESSA, TX - SEPTEMBER 1: A damaged police vehicle and U.S. Edwin Peregrino was standing outside his parents home in Odessa when he was fatally shot, his family said. At the time of Ator's death, he had approximately 58 unfired cartridges in his possession. WebInvestigators search a field near an entertainment complex following a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, Sept. 1, 2019. Next of kin has been notified. Nathan reportedly had his arms wrapped around his sister when she was shot. Her death was ruled a homicide and Barrera was ruled an suicide. The officer whose weapon was discharged is on administrative leave pending an investigation, The fatal crash was caused by Gonzales driving while intoxicated. (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. As we learn more about the shooting, numerous questions still remain. Odessa Police have identified the two victims as Heather Leann Hernandez Rodriguez, 28, and Adan Barrientos Barrera, 21. I pretty much tore through my own handkerchief reserve by the nights end, when 21-year-old blues-rocker Trey Louis, of Santa Fe, Texas, auditioned with Whiskey Myerss Stone. Our lives have been changed forever.. The investigation also recovered approximately fifty-nine fired cartridges by law enforcement from several scenes. The subjects arrested by CBP officers were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations and/or state and local authorities for prosecution. Aug. 31, 2019 An arrest has been made. Hernandez had been wanted since June 2021, for aggravated sexual assault of a child. ", Officers Vavao and Prater and University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) Police Department Lieutenant Brad Standerfer "briefly engaged Ators position inside the USPS van with gunfire.". The trooper is in serious but stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery, and the two police officers are in stable condition at a local hospital, according to DPS. At least 21 others were wounded, including three law enforcement officers. This story has been updated with additional information about the victims. 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. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. According to officials, the shooting started just after 3 p.m. in Midland during a traffic stop over a failure to signal. UPDATE: OPD says double shooting was a murder-suicide. Griffiths wife, Becky, wrote in a Sunday morning Facebook post that shed been unable to sleep and urged people to attend church to pray. 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. 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. Approximately 63 fired cartridges were retrieved from the suspects vehicle, the USPS van, and from the ground at scenes that were linked to Ator. Trooper Justin Basso saw the shooting unfold and began to chase Ator and fired a few rifle shots through his windshield, striking the back of the USPS van. 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He is suspected in killing seven and injuring 22 people in a shooting rampage that started on IH-20 between Odessa and Midland, Texas, Saturday. 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. Ator drove south on Faudree Road then again on SH 191, into the driveway of Medical Center Hospital ProCare and outside Cinergy Cinemas in Odessa, where he was shot and killed by law enforcement. Odessa Police are investigating after a shooting Thursday night left one person dead. Feb. 27Two 18-year-old men were shot in the upper body early Sunday morning during an underage drinking party. Copyright 2021 KOSA. email. 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. 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We have to be very careful. firefighters discovered a woman who had been shot to death. WebODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man was arrested last weekend after investigators said he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and threatened to kill her if she left him. (Photo by Cengiz Yar/Getty Images), Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke announces that he does not want to speak the name of the shooter from Saturday's shooting during a news conference Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Odessa, Texas. Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke, who declined to identify the gunman by name at a press conference on Sunday, said 22 people were injured in addition to those who were killed, including three law enforcement officers. 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. This is what we know about them so far. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. WebPolice in Odessa, Texas, have confirmed that the gunman responsible for the deadly shooting rampage in Odessa and Midland, Texas on Saturday, August 31, acted alone. The bottom of the email contains the most recent rants and comments. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki), An Odessa police vehicle vehicle and U.S. postal van, which was stolen by a gunman, behind the Cinergy Odessa entertainment complex in Odessa, Texas, Sept. 1, 2019. We are thanking God for healing her and appreciate continued prayers.. Three law enforcement officers were among those injured, one from DPS Midland County, one from Odessa PD, and one from Midland PD. About a dozen of those individuals were not injured but were targeted by gunfire. 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. Trey Louis of Santa Fe, Texas, auditioned on "American Idol" on ABC on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. A duffel bag filled with bags of marijuana was also found in a nearby dumpster. He was charged with a Class A Misdemeanor Threat or Exhibition of a Weapon on School Grounds or bus. by Acacia Coronado and Alex Samuels CSI agents determined four different brands of .223 caliber ammunition were used by the suspect: Winchester, Frontier, Aquilla, and LC 17. 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. The impact caused the USPS's airbags to deploy and the vehicle to turn sideways. 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. He would eventually ram his vehicle through a chain-link fence to exit the property. I tried calling her name and she wouldnt answer, she said. An added room is seen at a shack owned by Seth Ator, 36, in West Odessa, Texas, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. The childs jaw wasn't struck, the mother wrote. Stay with CBS7 and cbs7.com for further updates. Villasenor is then reported to have been taken to Medical Center Hospital for medical treatment. A city spokesman said seven people had been killed, in addition to the gunman. The incident that law enforcement officials found most disturbing came in 2011, when Ator allegedly made statements to his family during a paranoid episode that he planned to die in a shoot-out with police. UPDATE: Police have arrested and charged Eduardo Levario Nicolas, 18, for the murder of Juarez. Between 2016 and 2018, Sanchez willfully and knowingly helped prepare false Forms 1040 on behalf of her clients. Daily is the "newspaper to your email" for San Angelo. This arrest comes after a week long investigation into an incident at The Ranch Apartments. Shot neatly? Those shots are all over, no grouping. The Odessa Police Department responded to the 900 block of W 40th in reference to multiple 911 calls Thursday night. The next set of victims shot were identified as: Ator then encountered USPS worker Mary Granados and proceeded to yank her from the mail carrier vehicle and shot her in the head. 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