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Midland Shooting Leaves One Dead and 11 Injured as Suspect Is Confirmed Dead

Police said the hours-long standoff ended with the suspect found dead and investigators now processing an active crime scene.

Overview

  • Officers were first dispatched after reports of gunfire around 8:03 a.m. on Friday to the 4600 block of West Wall Street, and the shooter later barricaded in a building near a veterinary clinic.
  • City officials confirmed 11 known victims with one person killed at the scene and multiple others taken to Midland Memorial Hospital for treatment.
  • Midland Memorial Hospital said four victims went into surgery and five were listed stable while the hospital opened a family reunification center for relatives.
  • Local and regional tactical teams used SWAT units, armored vehicles and remote robots to contain the suspect before police announced the active‑shooter threat was resolved and the suspect was dead.
  • The scene remains active with road closures as local, state and federal agencies lead a multi‑agency forensic investigation and Midland residents again confront trauma from the region’s 2019 rampage.