5 Killed in Latest Texas Mass Shooting

At least five people have been killed and many more injured in the second mass shooting in the US state of Texas in a month.

This comes four weeks after 22 people were killed by a gunman in the Texan city of El Paso.

First to be shot was a policeman who stopped the gunman’s car between the cities of Midland and Odessa.

The gunman went on to shoot at numerous motorists and passers-by. At one point, he abandoned his car and stole a postal truck before continuing his killing spree.

He was however shot dead by police at a cinema complex.

The motive of the gunman, who was white and in his mid-30s, is unclear.

About 20 people were injured – three of them police officers – in this latest incident of gun violence in America, although the police say not all of them were shot.

Odessa’s Medical Center Hospital said a child under the age of two was among those being treated there. Seven of its other patients are in a serious condition.

Police said Saturday’s incident began at just after 15:00 local time (20:00 BST) after two Texas Department of Public Safety officers pulled over a vehicle on a Midland highway.

The driver then opened fire on the officers and, after driving away, began shooting at other people in several locations.

In a statement, the state’s Governor Greg Abbott said: “We will not allow the Lone Star State to be overrun by hatred and violence. We will unite, as Texans always do, to respond to this tragedy.”

US President Donald Trump said in a tweet that the FBI and police officers were on top of the situation.