Mass shooting in Midland, Texas, leaves one dead and multiple injured; suspect found dead after standoff
A mass shooting occurred in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, leaving one person dead and 10 others injured. The suspect, 45-year-old Victor Mata Villarreal, opened fire when police arrived in response to an active shooter report. He had previously shot at police during a car chase days earlier. After the shooting, Villarreal barricaded himself in an abandoned veterinary clinic, where he wasfound
A mass shooting occurred in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, leaving one person dead and 10 others injured. The suspect, 45-year-old Victor Mata Villarreal, opened fire when police arrived in response to an active shooter report. He had previously shot at police during a car chase days earlier. After the shooting, Villarreal barricaded himself in an abandoned veterinary clinic, where he was found dead following a standoff with police. Accounts differ on the number of injured: one source reports 10 others injured, while city officials say at least nine others were injured. According to abc7news.com, nine victims were taken to Midland Memorial Hospital, where four underwent surgery and five were admitted in stable condition; those five have since been discharged. No law enforcement officers were hurt in the shooting. The victims have not been identified. Victor Mata Villarreal was an Odessa, Texas resident. Several officers were pinned down behind their patrol cars during the shooting and had to be rescued by an armored vehicle, according to gdelt.
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