A gunman opened fire in Midland, Texas, around 8 a.m. Friday, killing one person and wounding nine others before engaging in a roughly two-hour standoff with police. The suspect was ultimately killed. The New York Times reported that authorities confirmed the shooter was dead after the prolonged confrontation, though details about the victims’ conditions and the gunman’s motive were still emerging.
The attack adds to a grim and seemingly unending catalog of mass shootings in the United States, striking a mid-sized West Texas city that was the site of a similar rampage in 2019.
