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Five people have been killed and 21 injured in the second mass shooting in Texas in a month.

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 spree.

The gunman was shot dead by police at a cinema complex.

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

Four weeks ago, 22 people were killed in a mass shooting in El Paso.

About 20 people were injured – three of them police officers – in this latest incident of gun violence in the US, although the police say not all of them were shot. Some may have been cut by glass when their car windows were hit by bullets and shattered.

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

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Police said August 31 incident began at just after 15:00 local time 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, Texas 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.”

In a tweet, President Donald Trump said he was being kept informed about the shootings in Texas.

Later, VP Mike Pence said he and the Trump administration “remain absolutely determined to work with leaders in both parties in Congress to take steps that we can address and confront this scourge of mass atrocity in our country”.

Five people have been killed and many others injured in the second mass shooting in Texas in a month.

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 spree.

The gunman was shot dead by police at a cinema complex.

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

Four weeks ago, 22 people were killed in a mass shooting in El Paso.

About 20 people were injured – three of them police officers – in this latest incident of gun violence in the US, although the police say not all of them were shot. Some may have been cut by glass when their car windows were hit by bullets and shattered.

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

Police said August 31 incident began at just after 15:00 local time 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, Texas 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.”

In a tweet, President Donald Trump said he was being kept informed about the shootings in Texas.

Later, VP Mike Pence said he and the Trump administration “remain absolutely determined to work with leaders in both parties in Congress to take steps that we can address and confront this scourge of mass atrocity in our country”.

Downtown buildings and the Mexican Consulate in Austin, Texas, have been attacked by a gunman on Friday morning.

The white, middle-aged man, who fired at the consulate, the police headquarters and a courthouse may have had political reasons, police say.

The gunman was shot by police but it is not clear whether he was fatally wounded or took his own life.

Police said it looked like an “anti-government” attack and pointed to the “heated” immigration debate.

When asked if it was a political attack on the government, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said: “If you look at the targets that were hit, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that that’s a potential.”

The political discourse around immigration, Art Acevedo added: “Becomes very heated and very angry and sometimes the rhetoric is not healthy.”

No-one was injured in the attack and a fire the man started at the consulate caused very little damage.

The man was unidentified but described as white and about 50 years old.

After being shot, officers noticed cylinders in his vehicle nearby and discovered he was wearing a vest they thought might be rigged to blow up.

A bomb squad was called but they determined that the items were not explosive.

The man’s home is now being searched.

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