Texas News A More Detailed Picture Of The West Texas Shooter Emerges By Texas Standard Published September 3, 2019 at 7:28 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio 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.Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press 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.