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    Texas Gunman Who Killed 7 Had Been Fired Just Hours Before Shootings: Reports

    Victims of the shooting spree in West Texas include a truck driver who moved to the area because he thought it was safer, and a 15-year-old girl who shot while walking out of a car dealership.
    by Allison Aubrey Sep 02, 2019 2 minutes

    The shooter who opened fire after a routine traffic stop Saturday in West Texas, killing 7 people and injuring 22 more, has been identified.

    Seth Aaron Ator, 36, of Odessa, had a prior misdemeanor arrest in 2001, the AP reports, but that would not have been a legal barrier to purchasing a firearm in the state of Texas. As first reported, Ator had been fired

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