Odessa, Texas Shooting — PICS

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September 1, 2019 8:24PM EDT

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Seth Ator seen in a mugshot

Seth Ator seen in a mugshot — Gunman Seth Ator, who was shot and killed by police on Saturday, August 31 is pictured in a mugshot from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Seth Ator was born on September 27, 1982 to Debra Sue Warren and Denis Keith Ator, who divorced in 1987 and had two children together. 7 people were dead after gunman Seth Ator, 36, hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas. More than 20 people were shot, including 3 law enforcement officers. The shooting began at 3:15 MST along Interstate 20. Police were able to shoot and kill Ator at the Cinergy movie complex in Odessa later that afternoon. Ator — who hails from central-estern Texas — was living in a mobile home prior to the incident, and worked as a truck driver, according to reports. The 36-year-old previously failed a background check, and was charged with “criminal trespass” on August 3, 2001 in McLennan County, Texas. He was also charged with Evading Arrest, which he later pleaded guilty too and received a 24 month probation sentence.

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Police take photos of the scene

Police take photos of the scene — Law enforcement officials process a scene involved in Saturday’s shooting, in Odessa, Texas. The death toll in the West Texas shooting rampage increased Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than a dozen people as he drove before being killed by officers outside a movie theater.

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An injured victim

An injured victim — Daniel Munoz reaches for his injured back during an interview, in Odessa, Texas. Munoz was injured in Saturday’s shooting. The tattoo on his right hand is a biblical reference, that the wages of sin are death and God’s gift is everlasting life.

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The stolen mail van is pictured after a mass shooting in Odessa, TX

The stolen mail van is pictured after a mass shooting in Odessa, TX — Law enforcement officials process the crime scene, in Odessa, Texas, from Saturday’s shooting which ended with the alleged shooter being shot dead by police in a stolen mail van, pictured, on September 1, 2019.

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Police speak at a press conference after a mass shooting

Police speak at a press conference after a mass shooting — FBI Special Agent Christopher Combs, Michael Gerke and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke, center, answers a question concerning Saturday’s shooting during a news conference, in Odessa, Texas.

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An image after the mass shooting in Odessa, TX

An image after the mass shooting in Odessa, TX — Authorities cordon off a part of the sidewalk in the 5100 block of E. 42nd Street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019.

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Police cars arrive to the scene of the Odessa, TX shooting

Police cars arrive to the scene of the Odessa, TX shooting — Odessa and Midland police and sheriff’s deputies surround the area behind Cinergy movie complex in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, after reports of shootings. Police said there are “multiple gunshot victims” in West Texas after reports of gunfire on Saturday in the area of Midland and Odessa.

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Authorities control traffic after shooting

Authorities control traffic after shooting — Authorities control traffic on the E. 42nd Street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Several people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed and a few law enforcement officers were among the injured.

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A police helicopter flies over the area of the Odessa, TX shooting

A police helicopter flies over the area of the Odessa, TX shooting — An authorities chopper flies over an area in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, after reports of gunfire. Police said there are “multiple gunshot victims” in West Texas after reports of gunfire on Saturday in the area of Midland and Odessa.

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Police arrive to scene at Odessa, TX shooting

Police arrive to scene at Odessa, TX shooting — Odessa and Midland police and sheriff’s deputies surround the area behind Cinergy movie theater in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, after reports of gunfire.

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Police cars block off the area of the shooting

Police cars block off the area of the shooting — Odessa and Midland police and sheriff’s deputies surround a white van in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, after reports of gunfire.

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