Texas shooting leaves one person dead and nine others in hospital

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A shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday resulted in one fatality and nine injuries, according to city authorities. Law enforcement responded to reports of shots fired in an industrial area shortly after 8 a.m. local time. The suspected shooter was involved in a two-hour standoff with officers before being reported deceased later that afternoon. The injured were transported to Midland Memorial hospital, with some undergoing surgery and others in stable condition. The incident concluded near a veterinary hospital.

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Midland was the site of a deadly shooting rampage six years prior, where a gunman killed seven and wounded two dozen.

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Four people were in surgery and five others were in stable condition at Midland Memorial hospital.

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The suspected shooter was involved in a two-hour standoff with officers and was later reported deceased.

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A shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday resulted in one death and nine injuries.

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At least 40 shots were fired, according to a witness working at an auto body shop.

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A shooting on Friday in Midland, Texas, has killed one person and sent a further nine to the hospital with injuries, according to the city’s authorities.The possible suspect was in a standoff with officers for around two hours but later on Friday afternoon was reported deceased, police and the city’s mayor said.Law enforcement had rushed to a street in what was described as an industrial area of the city, which lies about 300 miles (500km) west of Forth Worth and Dallas, after receiving reports of shots fired shortly after 8am local time, according to local media reports.The shooting was confirmed on Friday morning by Midland’s mayor, Lori Blong. People were being treated at the Midland-memorial-hospital" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="145340" data-entity-type="organization">Midland Memorial hospital, where the emergency department is reportedly in lockdown as a security precaution.The incident ended near a veterinary hospital. It sounded as though at least 40 shots were fired, said Andrea Mendias, who works at an auto body shop near that hospital. Video from Mendias showed officers pouring out of the back of an armored police vehicle and police deploying robots in the area.Blong said the situation was still evolving and that officers were containing it. The Midland-memorial-hospital" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="145340" data-entity-type="organization">Midland Memorial hospital said four people were in the operating room and five others were in stable condition.The city of about 140,000 residents sits in the heart of the state’s oil region and was near the site of a deadly shooting rampage just six years ago.In that shooting, a gunman who had been fired from his oil services job killed seven people and wounded two dozen others while firing at random as he drove around the Odessa and Midland areas.The Associated Press contributed reporting

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