Odessa, Texas Mayor David Turner praised authorities for ramming into the hijacked mail truck the shooter was driving and putting an end to his killing spree. The daylight attack over the Labor Day holiday weekend came just weeks after another mass shooting killed 22 people in the Texas border city of El Paso. But Abbott, a Republican and avid gun rights supporter, has been noncommittal about tightening Texas gun laws. He did not elaborate, and a spokesman referred questions to the Texas Department of Public Safety, which didn't immediately respond for comment. Ator fired at random as he drove in the area of Odessa and Midland, two cities more than 300 miles (482 kilometers) west of Dallas.

Odessa, Texas Mayor David Turner praised authorities for ramming into the hijacked mail truck the shooter was driving and putting an end to his killing spree. ODESSA, Texas - At a Sunday night vigil honoring the victims of the West Texas mass shooting, Odessa Mayor David Turner praised authorities for ramming into the hijacked mail truck the shooter was driving and putting an end to his killing spree. "The reason that person was stopped was because of a Midland police officer and an Odessa police officer. Number of active shooting incidents increasingMore than 40 people have died in the four shootings across Texas, Ohio and California since July. This latest shooting took place hours after a series of firearms laws that loosen gun restrictions went into effect in Texas.