At least 1 killed, 10 injured in Texas shootings

By Zehra Nur Duz

ANKARA (AA) - At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured in shootings in the southern U.S. state of Texas, local authorities said.

Police warned that a gunman who hijacked a U.S. mail truck is roaming the streets of Odessa and Midland cities.

“A subject (possibly 2) is currently driving around Odessa shooting at random people,” said a Odessa Police Department statement.

“The suspect just hijacked a U.S. mail carrier truck and was last seen in the area of 38th and Walnut,” the statement said.

The police encouraged everyone to get off the road and use “extreme caution”.

Devin Sanchez, a spokesman for the City of Odessa, said one person was confirmed dead and at least 10 others were injured in the shootings.

Meanwhile, the Midland Police Department said in a statement: "We believe there are two shooters in two separate vehicles.”

“One suspect is believed to be at the Cinergy in Midland and the other is believed to be driving on Loop 250 in Midland," said the Midland police, advising people to stay away from these areas and stay indoors.

The police underlined that all law enforcement is searching for two suspects in a gold and white small Toyota truck and a U.S. Postal Service van.

Also on Saturday, at least 10 teenagers were injured in a shooting during a football game in the southern U.S. state of Alabama, according to local media.

The incidents came less than a month after a deadly racist shooting in El Paso, Texas that killed 22 people and injured 24 others. It brought fresh calls for tighter gun control in the U.S., which sees more gun deaths per capita than any other industrialized nation.