Texas shooter fired hours before attack

Published September 2, 2019 1:58pm ET



The shooter suspected of taking the lives of at least six people in Odessa, Texas, on Saturday was reportedly fired from his job just hours before the deadly attack.

The gunman, identified Sunday as Seth Aaron Ator, drove from Midland, Texas, to Odessa on a high-speed chase Friday that was brought to an end when Odessa police shot him dead.

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