STAY INSIDE: Multiple active shooters reported in Midland, Odessa...updated

[Elderberry]

ODESSA, Texas — A 17-month-old girl is among the dozens of people shot Saturday during a mass shooting in Odessa.

Anderson Davis was hit by bullet shrapnel during the shooting spree across Odessa Saturday.

Anderson Davis has shrapnel in her right chest and a hole through her bottom lip and tongue, according to her mother. Her front teeth were also knocked out.

Davis was flown to University Medical Center in Lubbock where she was scheduled to undergo surgery on Sunday morning.

Haylee Wilkerson, a woman who works at the preschool Davis attends, set up a GoFundMe page for Davis. It had raised $122,000 as of 10:45 a.m.

[Elderberry]

A USPS mail carrier is one of the 7 victims

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/west-texas-shooting-odessa-midland/index.html

Mary Granados, 29, was working as a mail carrier for USPS and at the end of her shift when she was shot and killed, according to her twin sister, Rosie.

Rosie said she was on the phone with her sister when she heard her scream.

"It was very painful. I just wanted to help her and I couldn't I thought she had got bite by a dog or something. I tried calling her name and she wouldn't answer," she said.

Rosie lived with her sister and knew her route, so she got in the car to find her.

Rosie said that Mary loved traveling with her boyfriend and spending time with family. They moved to Odessa when they were 14 from Juarez and attended Permian High School.
""We are all broken, we are all suffering about this. She was a very beautiful person. She was very friendly and was always smiling," she said. "

Rosie said Mary had been working at the USPS for about a year. One of her co-workers, Leslie Aide, started a GoFundMe for her last night.

“I had the privilege to work with Mary before she started her career at USPS, she was beautiful inside and out, with a great heart and always ready to be a friend, always had a smile on her face!,” Aide wrote on GoFundMe.

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17-Month-Old Girl Injured in Texas Shootings Has Teeth Knocked Out, Shrapnel in Chest

In a post on the fundraising page, the girl’s mother gave an update on Anderson’s health.

“Anderson is alive and that is a prayer answered bigger than I’ve ever had to pray,” she said. “Her vitals are good … Anderson is 17 months old, has shrapnel in her right chest, which thank God is superficial.”

Anderson’s mother confirmed that her daughter’s front teeth were knocked out and has a hole through her bottom lip and tongue.

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[XenaLee]

Not going anywhere these days without my gun. It’s just safer that way.

I’ve even got friends of mine that are ignoring the Texas 30.06 law for their own safety.

FYI this Cinergy place where the shooter was finally stopped is a Movie Theater/Arcade/Gaming complex. It’s a gun free zone.

And. End I’m no tinfoil hat type but the more these happen the more it doesn’t look “random”.

This guy supposedly was stopped for not signaling a left turn.  Really?  Just for that?  Most officers never enforce that one unless you're driving through an enclave where they are noted for stopping people for, literally, anything to make their quota and $$$ for the county (Ennis, Texas is just one of those places).  I don't believe that Odessa qualifies for that, though.

I've been wondering for quite a while now... that if these perps are organized, how some of them receive their "go instructions"... and have even pondered the possibility that it's via the dark web.   But, wouldn't our intel and law enforcement agents be aware of it, if that were the case?  Unless... some of them are 'in on it' (like the corrupt FBI perps that have so far gotten away with it).  And yeah, I know exactly how this "sounds"... in before being accused of being another conspiracy theory nut AGAIN.

It just seems all too contrived and coordinated, which I happen to know that the radical left is, along with being highly organized.  Never underestimate their capability for calculation.   Regarding this incident, I don't know anything for certain.   But yeah, a lot of folks are wondering about it all.... not just me.  And again... I put NOTHING past the likes of Obama & Co. and the Soros elitists that fund them.   They know the only way they will ultimately defeat us is by total gun confiscation.... and get ready for another round of anti-gun ownership and anti-2nd Amendment laws to be passed now.

[XenaLee]

West Texas lawmen don’t like to make these dirtbags famous. That’s the honest truth about it. But if there is a group that plotted this like was reported at one point...better to not let the rest of the group know which one was killed so they can roll them all up.

Good points.  I didn't think of that.

Thanks.

[skeeter]

This guy supposedly was stopped for not signaling a left turn.  Really?  Just for that?  Most officers never enforce that one unless you're driving through an enclave where they are noted for stopping people for, literally, anything to make their quota and $$$ for the county (Ennis, Texas is just one of those places).  I don't believe that Odessa qualifies for that, though.

I've been wondering for quite a while now... that if these perps are organized, how some of them receive their "go instructions"... and have even pondered the possibility that it's via the dark web.   But, wouldn't our intel and law enforcement agents be aware of it, if that were the case?  Unless... some of them are 'in on it' (like the corrupt FBI perps that have so far gotten away with it).  And yeah, I know exactly how this "sounds"... in before being accused of being another conspiracy theory nut AGAIN.

It just seems all too contrived and coordinated, which I happen to know that the radical left is, along with being highly organized.  Never underestimate their capability for calculation.   Regarding this incident, I don't know anything for certain.   But yeah, a lot of folks are wondering about it all.... not just me.  And again... I put NOTHING past the likes of Obama & Co. and the Soros elitists that fund them.   They know the only way they will ultimately defeat us is by total gun confiscation.... and get ready for another round of anti-gun ownership and anti-2nd Amendment laws to be passed now.

Conspirators would have to be willing to sacrifice their lives - pretty unlikely.

On the other hand, a disturbed individual might consider whats at stake to be worth it. We know just how disturbed many leftists are.

Who knows anymore. It seems anything is possible.

[XenaLee]

Conspirators would have to be willing to sacrifice their lives - pretty unlikely.

On the other hand, a disturbed individual might consider whats at stake to be worth it. We know just how disturbed many leftists are.

Who knows anymore. It seems anything is possible.

Well we know that they have no value for human life.  Most of the mass shooters probably intended to die in their planned murder spree, but some chickened out.  Just wondering if this Odessa shooting was pre-planned before the traffic stop, though.   So many questions.

[Fishrrman]

Heard that the shooter was a (white) disgruntled employee who had been reported by his employer to the police as a potential threat, thus the reason for the "traffic stop". And things went bad from there. The "wrong turn signal" has little or no bearing on this.

The shooter's name "is known".
When it gets reported... well...

One other thought:
If the guy was "a known threat", why were things permitted to get this far?

(of course, "what I head" could be completely wrong)

[XenaLee]

Heard that the shooter was a (white) disgruntled employee who had been reported by his employer to the police as a potential threat, thus the reason for the "traffic stop". And things went bad from there. The "wrong turn signal" has little or no bearing on this.

The shooter's name "is known".
When it gets reported... well...

One other thought:
If the guy was "a known threat", why were things permitted to get this far?

(of course, "what I head" could be completely wrong)

That figures.  That part made no sense to me.  Press conference ongoing now.  Chief of police refused to release the name of the shooter.  Didn't want to give him the notoriety?  Okey dokey then.   I suspect they're using the time to scrub and whitewash the perps's social media trail.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

This guy supposedly was stopped for not signaling a left turn. Really?  Just for that?  Most officers never enforce that one unless you're driving through an enclave where they are noted for stopping people for, literally, anything to make their quota and $$$ for the county (Ennis, Texas is just one of those places).  I don't believe that Odessa qualifies for that, though.

I've been wondering for quite a while now... that if these perps are organized, how some of them receive their "go instructions"... and have even pondered the possibility that it's via the dark web.   But, wouldn't our intel and law enforcement agents be aware of it, if that were the case?  Unless... some of them are 'in on it' (like the corrupt FBI perps that have so far gotten away with it).  And yeah, I know exactly how this "sounds"... in before being accused of being another conspiracy theory nut AGAIN.

It just seems all too contrived and coordinated, which I happen to know that the radical left is, along with being highly organized.  Never underestimate their capability for calculation.   Regarding this incident, I don't know anything for certain.   But yeah, a lot of folks are wondering about it all.... not just me.  And again... I put NOTHING past the likes of Obama & Co. and the Soros elitists that fund them.   They know the only way they will ultimately defeat us is by total gun confiscation.... and get ready for another round of anti-gun ownership and anti-2nd Amendment laws to be passed now.

Where did you read that?

What I read was the state troopers stopped him along the Interstate Highway.  Very rare to make a left turn off one.

https://www.kjct8.com/content/news/Authorities-searching-for-active-shooter-between-Midland-and-Odessa-20-people-reportedly-injured-558967341.html

And why are you opposed to police enforcing the law anyway?

[edpc]

This guy supposedly was stopped for not signaling a left turn.  Really?  Just for that?  Most officers never enforce that one unless you're driving through an enclave where they are noted for stopping people for, literally, anything to make their quota and $$$ for the county (Ennis, Texas is just one of those places).  I don't believe that Odessa qualifies for that, though.

Many times, that is a ‘feeler’ for another infraction. Sometimes, they get people who are driving without a license, are carrying narcotics, or have outstanding warrants. Two years ago, I couldn’t sleep one night, so I went to the IHOP. When I left, I supposedly made an improper lane change. There was a bar about 1/4 mile down the street, which had recently closed. My suspicion was he pulled me over, thinking he might also encounter someone who was driving drunk. I hadn’t had a thing to drink that day, so he just gave me a warning.

[XenaLee]

Many times, that is a ‘feeler’ for another infraction. Sometimes, they get people who are driving without a license, are carrying narcotics, or have outstanding warrants. Two years ago, I couldn’t sleep one night, so I went to the IHOP. When I left, I supposedly made an improper lane change. There was a bar about 1/4 mile down the street, which had recently closed. My suspicion was he pulled me over, thinking he might also encounter someone who was driving drunk. I hadn’t had a thing to drink that day, so he just gave me a warning.

Yeah.  Good point.   If it's just a ruse to pull someone over, that makes more sense.

[Elderberry]

News release
AR type weapon
Some criminal record attached to his driver's license
No terrorism connection found at this time
Had an Ector(Odessa) county address.

[skeeter]

Many times, that is a ‘feeler’ for another infraction. Sometimes, they get people who are driving without a license, are carrying narcotics, or have outstanding warrants. Two years ago, I couldn’t sleep one night, so I went to the IHOP. When I left, I supposedly made an improper lane change. There was a bar about 1/4 mile down the street, which had recently closed. My suspicion was he pulled me over, thinking he might also encounter someone who was driving drunk. I hadn’t had a thing to drink that day, so he just gave me a warning.

If we were a cop I’d keep my eye on anyone who likes chicken with their pancakes.

[Elderberry]

Presently active location warrant searches.

[edpc]

If we were a cop I’d keep my eye on anyone who likes chicken with their pancakes.

Me too. It goes much better with waffles. 

[DCPatriot]

I'm actually fine with them not divulging the perp's name, as long as there are many witnesses as to what went down.

Why give some loser all that notoriety?

[skeeter]

I'm actually fine with them not divulging the perp's name, as long as there are many witnesses as to what went down.

Why give some loser all that notoriety?

And the narrative things goes two ways. Could it be possible the local authorities don't want to feed the leftwing media trolls.

[XenaLee]

And the narrative things goes two ways. Could it be possible the local authorities don't want to feed the leftwing media trolls.

But.... do the local authorities really think they can keep the name of the shooter a secret for long?   I mean... come on.  Everything gets leaked.   The question is, knowing that the name will get out there eventually....

what would be the purpose of the delay tactic?   Any idea?

[Fishrrman]

They have the name but won't release it.

This is going to blow up on them big time.

All the way to the highest echelons of Texas government.

[skeeter]

But.... do the local authorities really think they can keep the name of the shooter a secret for long?   I mean... come on.  Everything gets leaked.   The question is, knowing that the name will get out there eventually....

what would be the purpose of the delay tactic?   Any idea?

A delay would benefit either side, whether he's an Antifa type or a 'white nationalist'. Move the story beyond the media rush and past the point so many are paying attention to it & rob it of any political utility.

The question is who's doing the delaying.

[XenaLee]

A delay would benefit either side, whether he's an Antifa type or a 'white nationalist'. Move the story beyond the media rush and past the point so many are paying attention to it & rob it of any political utility.

The question is who's doing the delaying.

Right.  Who is ordering the delay.

[DCPatriot]

A delay would benefit either side, whether he's an Antifa type or a 'white nationalist'. Move the story beyond the media rush and past the point so many are paying attention to it & rob it of any political utility.

The question is who's doing the delaying.

What are the political affiliations of the County Sheriff, Police Dept., and the State Police and Governorship?

Republicans would want to not give the person notoriety and also, avoid future 'Copycats', etc..

Democrats wouldn't because it was one of them, or it was one of their protected groups (illegal or Muslim)

[corbe]

   I trust Abbott and his Rangers on this one.

   I always thought it was rich lazy people fueling this 'curbside service' at your local Wal~Mart and/or grocery store now I realize they harbor a bit of paranoia, for good reason.

[Sanguine]

   I trust Abbott and his Rangers on this one.

   I always thought it was rich lazy people fueling this 'curbside service' at your local Wal~Mart and/or grocery store now I realize they harbor a bit of paranoia, for good reason.

Agreed.