Texas News A More Detailed Picture Of The West Texas Shooter Emerges KWBU | By Texas Standard Published September 3, 2019 at 7:28 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:34 Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke, left, arrives along with other officials for a news conference Monday in Odessa. Authorities say the gunman in a mass shooting on Saturday called 911 shortly before being pulled over by state troopers. Authorities say the man who killed seven and injured more than 20 in Midland and Odessa had been on a downward spiral before the shooting.