Deadly Rampage In West Texas Began With A Traffic Stop

By Cam Edwards

Police say the rampage that left 5 people dead and more than 20 injured began with a simple traffic stop in Odessa, Texas on Saturday afternoon. The Texas Department of Public Safety says a state trooper initiated a stop on Interstate 20 based on a failure to signal, but before the suspect vehicle even came to a complete stop, shots rang out.

The gunshots struck one of two troopers inside the patrol car, Cesinger said, after which the gunman fled and continued shooting. Two other police officers were shot before the suspect was killed. The condition of the three law enforcement officers injured was not immediately released.

As the suspect fled, he shot randomly at cars and the people inside, eventually carjacking a U.S. postal vehicle.

Shauna Saxton was one of the terrified drivers who said she encountered the gunman during his rampage, during which multiple witnesses described gunfire near shopping plazas and in busy intersections. Saxton was driving with her husband and grandson in Odessa and had paused at a stoplight when they heard loud pops.

“I looked over my shoulder to the left and the gold car pulled up and the man was there and he had a very …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms