Suspect dead after shooting rampage in Texas; 11 shot, at least 1 killed

By Holly Yan, Meridith Edwards, CNN

(CNN) — Nearly a dozen people were shot in West Texas on Friday morning, prompting an hourslong standoff and myriad questions about what led up to the mass shooting.

“We do have 11 known victims at this time. There’s at least one victim that is dead on the scene,” Midland Mayor Lori Blong said Friday. “The active shooter situation has ended, and the shooter is confirmed deceased.”

Officers heard gunfire coming from a building in the 4600 block of West Wall Street, Police Chief Greg Snow said in a statement. “Efforts to bring the standoff with the shooter to a safe resolution are ongoing,” Snow said earlier Friday morning.

Brenda Bowen, the manager of All American Collision, said she saw “a man (randomly) shooting at cars driving by.” Her business went on lockdown as the standoff unfolded.

A SWAT vehicle broke through a fence, and officers ran into an abandoned building where the suspect was holed up, witnesses told CNN.

Andrea Mendias at the nearby Loop 250 Collision Center said she saw about 20 SWAT officers run inside.

After a sheriff’s deputy came to view the shop’s video, authorities told Mendias they believed the suspect was in the building next door, she said. CNN has reached out to the Texas Department of Public Safety for more information.

Midland Memorial Hospital received nine victims from the shooting, spokesperson Tasa Richardson said in a statement to CNN.

Five victims were discharged as of Friday afternoon. Three others have left the operating room and one remains there, Richardson said.

The hospital went on lockdown around 8:20 a.m. CT “due to an active shooter event,” Richardson said. Shortly after officials said the suspect was found dead, the lockdown was lifted.

Midland is in West Texas, about halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso.

Authorities have not released any information about the suspect or a possible motive for the mass shooting. The FBI is at the scene assisting the Midland Police Department with its investigation, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post Friday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statement saying he is “deeply saddened by the senseless act of violence in Midland.”

“We are praying for the victims, their families, and the entire community,” Abbott said. “I have been briefed on the matter and commend the swift response from the Midland Police Department, DPS and all assisting law enforcement agencies.”

This story has been updated with additional information.

CNN’s Brad Parks and Jeremy Grisham contributed to this report.

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