The deceased shooter who killed seven people and injured at least 20 more in West Texas Saturday has been identified as Seth Ator.
The shooting spree began at 3:17 p.m. local time during a traffic stop on Interstate 20, where a Texas state trooper was shot while attempting to stop a Honda over a failure to signal a left turn.
The 36-year-old continued into Odessa, Texas, and shot another person on the Interstate. In Odessa, he abandoned the Honda, hijacked a United States Postal Service truck, and continued to shoot people before police cornered and killed him in a short firefight in the parking lot of a Cinergy movie theater.
Seven people ranging in age from 15 to 57 were killed, nineteen others injured, including ten critically. Among the injured there are three police officers: a Texas state trooper, a Midland police officer, and an Odessa police officer. The youngest victim is a wounded 17-month-old child.
Police said in a news conference Sunday that a motive remains unknown. The authorities said Ator had a criminal record, but declined to elaborate.
