Texas Shooting Leaves 5 Dead and At Least 21 Injured Near Odessa  —  The attack began at a traffic stop, the authorities said, and the gunman is dead.  —  HOUSTON — Five people were killed and at least 21 others were injured in a brazen daylight drive-by mass shooting in the West Texas cities …

51 People Died in Mass Shootings in August Alone in the U.S.  —  So far this year, there have been at least 38 shootings with three or more fatalities, data shows.  —  The month of August ended as it began: with a shooting rampage and a significant death toll.

The Latest: U.S. mass killings reach total for all of 2018  —  ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The Latest on a shooting in West Texas (all times local):  —  A database shows that the West Texas shooting brings the number of mass killings in the U.S. so far this year to 25, which is as many mass killings as in all of 2018.

5 killed, 21 injured in a mass shooting in Odessa, Tex.  —  Five people were killed and 21 were injured in the West Texas cities of Odessa and Midland after a gunman fled a traffic stop, hijacked a mail truck and opened fire indiscriminately on officers and civilians as he sped down Interstate 20 and Highway 191, police said.

West Texas Shooting Spree Leaves 7 Dead, Injures Scores; Gunman Killed in Shoot  —  The terrifying explosion of gun violence ended when police killed the suspect outside a movie theater.  —  Seven people were killed and scores more were wounded—including three police officers …

5 dead, 21 injured in shooting spanning Midland, Odessa  —  At 5:29 p.m. CDT, Midland police said there was no longer an active shooter situation.  —  ODESSA, Texas — Five people are dead and 21 injured after a shooting that spanned multiple locations in Midland and Odessa.

At least 1 person dead, 10 injured by active shooter in Odessa and Midland, Texas, police say  —  Random shootings were reported in both cities, and one shooter carjacked a U.S. Postal Service truck, police said.  —  Multiple people were shot Saturday afternoon in West Texas …

4 killed, 21 others injured in extended mass shooting in Odessa, Texas: Police  —  Four people have been shot and killed and 21 others injured by a gunman who opened fire in a series of shootings near Odessa in western Texas, according to authorities.  —  The suspect has been shot and killed, Midland Police officials said.