ECTOR COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis is warning residents after two people were shot in four separate instances since Tuesday. The sheriff says he believes the same person is doing the shooting.
According to Griffis, two people were shot and at least one died. In the other two cases, the shooter only hit the vehicles, near Odessa.
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THE SHERIFF SAYS IN ALL OF THE CASES, THE SHOOTER PULLED UP TO HELP A BROKEN DOWN VEHICLE AND SHOT THE DRIVER.
The latest was last night around 10:30 p.m. on Business 20 between Highway 1936 and the I-20 overpass, reports CBS7.
The shooter used a handgun in all four shootings. The identity of the shooter varies in all of the instances so investigators don’t have a complete description to share with the public.
Investigators say the suspect is driving a white pickup truck, possibly a 4-door. They can’t confirm the make or model yet.
The times and locations include:
#1) Tuesday morning at 12:45 a.m. at 8th and Grant
#2) Then at 7:36 a.m. at I-20 and Highway 866
#3) That afternoon at Meteor Crater Road and I-20 near the Pilot truck stop
#4) Then last night on Business 20
“Be vigilant, be aware of where you are,” Sheriff Griffis said during a news conference. “This guy could be targeting people that are in a vulnerable situation.”
It’s been less than four weeks since Seth Ator went on a shooting spree across Odessa, killing seven and injuring more than 20 others.
Geo quick facts: Ector County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2015, its population was 159,436. Its county seat is Odessa. The county was founded in 1887 and organized in 1891. It is named for Mathew Ector, a Confederate general in the American Civil War. Texas is the second largest state in the United States by area and population. Geographically located in the South Central region of the country, Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana – Wikipedia.