
Witness video has revealed the desperate police shootout that ended a mass shooting rampage in the neighboring cities of Midland and Odessa, Texas.

The shooter, identified only as a white male in his mid 30s armed with a rifle, was shot and killed by police in the parking lot of the Cinergy movie theater in Odessa on Saturday.

At least five people were killed and 21 people were injured in the shooting rampage. Three law enforcement officers were among the injured, Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said.

The incident began with an attempted traffic stop for failure to signal by a Texas Depart of Public Safety officer on Saturday at about 3.25pm CT.

The fleeing suspect shot the officer, hijacked a US Postal Service mail van and fired at random motorists along Interstate 20 and all over the city of Odessa before being taken down at the theater, police said.

Shocking witness video from the theater shows police confronting the suspect outside of the theater and engaging in a shootout.

Police surrounded the suspect in a vehicle and killed him in a shootout behind the Cinergy theater in Odessa

People were seen fleeing from the Cinergy movie theater in Odessa, with one shouting 'there's a shooter!'

People are evacuated from Cinergy Odessa cinema following a shooting in Odessa, Texas on Tuesday

Odessa and Midland police and sheriff's deputies surround the area behind Cinergy in Odessa, Texas, Saturday after reports of shootings. Police said there are "multiple gunshot victims" in West Texas after reports of gunfire on Saturday

Odessa and Midland police and sheriff's deputies surround the area behind Cinergy movie theater in Odessa, Texas, Saturday

Midland and Odessa are neighboring cities in Texas, where a shooting has been reported with multiple injuries and deaths

Officials said that the incident began as a traffic stop on I-20 between Midland and Odessa for failing to signal on a left turn.

Odessa shooting timeline 3.25pm CT: Police initiate traffic stop for failure to signal on I-20 mile marker 131 between Odessa and Midland. Driver of the gold Toyota pickup truck opens fire at the officers, hitting one. ~3.30pm: Shooter flees westbound on the interstate, shooting at a civilian at east Loop 338 and I-20. ~3:30-4pm: Shooter goes on a rampage in Odessa, shooting bystanders all over the city. There are at least 13 separate shooting scenes. 3.57pm: Midland Police issue the first alert of a possible active shooter at the Odessa Home Depot. 4.20pm: Odessa police issue an alert that the shooter is in a hijacked mail truck last seen at 38th and Walnut. At this point, the change in vehicles leads authorities to fear there are two shooters, though this is incorrect. ~4.30pm: Police corner the stolen mail van at the Cinergy theater in Odessa, and the shooter is killed in a confrontation with police. Advertisement

The driver, who was alone in a gold pickup truck, slowed but did not stop, and fired a rifle through the rear window of the truck, striking one of the two officers.

The shooter fled westbound on the interstate, and shooting at a civilian at east Loop 338 and I-20. The suspect proceeded on a shooting spree in the City of Odessa and stole a mail carrier truck, police said.

Police cornered the shooter at the Cinergy on Highway 191. At least two other law enforcement officers were among those struck by gunfire before the shooter was killed.

Medical Center Hospital in Odessa admitted 13 victims related to the shooting, said Russel Tippin, CEO Medical Center Health System, at a press conference.

Of those 13, one is deceased, seven are in critical condition, two are in serious condition, two have been treated and released, and one is a child under the age of two who has been transferred to a pediatric facility.

Tippin said that the hospital has a staging area for families of the victims, and remains on lockdown for the security of patients and staff.

'Right now the hospital is stable, its secure,' he said.

'Everyone hearing the sound of my voice, you need to grab on to your loved ones and hold them tight and pray for this town and the victims,' Tippin said.

One of the injured officers was identified as Midland Police Officer Zack Owens.

'Officer Owens was shot multiple times in the arm and hand. As well as suffering from glass shards in his eye which is his most serious injury,' a family member wrote in a GoFundMe campaign for his medical expenses.

Another injured victims was identified as 17-month-old Anderson Davis, who was struck by shrapnel in her face and chest.

Young Anderson was airlifted to Lubbock and is expected to survive, her mother said in a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for medical expenses.

'Her vitals are good. She is being flown to Lubbock while we drive. Not getting to fly with her is beyond painful,' the mother wrote.

One of the injured victims was identified as 17-month-old Anderson Davis, who was struck by shrapnel in her face and chest

Anderson Davis of Odessa is the 17-month-old baby that was hit with a bullet fragment from the Odessa, Texas shooting. She is seen in Facebook photos with her mother Kelby Giesler Davis, father Garret Davis, and her twin brother Rhett.

Young Anderson is seen with her parents and twin brother in this family photo. She was airlifted to Lubbock

'Anderson is 17 months old, has shrapnel in her right chest, which thank God is superficial. She has a hole through her bottom lip and tongue and her front teeth were knocked out,' wrote mother Kelby Giesler Davis.

'She is alive. When others today are not alive. I ask you to continue praying for our hearts as we experience this, pray for complete healing of Anderson, pray for every other family in our same situation, or worse, today and pray for the shooters. Pray that whatever is causing them to do this will be defeated by God and they will stop shooting,' she continued.

The DPS officer who was shot and other law enforcement officers who were injured are both expected to survive.

Another witness video shows people fleeing the movie theater as police armed with rifles rush inside. 'There's a shooter!' one of the fleeing moviegoers shouts.

Police initially reported that there could be more than one shooter, but Gerke says authorities now believe it was only one.

'Once this individual was taken out of the picture, there have been no more victims,' Gerke said.

Authorities control traffic on the E. 42nd Street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday. Several people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people

Authorities cordon off a part of the sidewalk in the 5100 block of E. 42nd Street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday

A man prays outside of the Medical Center Hospital Emergency room in Odessa following a shooting rampage

Dustin Fawcett was sitting in his truck at a Starbucks in Odessa when he heard at least six gunshots ring out less than 50 yards behind him.

At first, he thought it might have been a tire blowing but he heard more shots and spotted a white sedan with a passenger window that had been shattered. That's when he thought, 'Oh man, this is a shooting.'

Fawcett, 28, an Odessa transportation consultant, 'got out to make sure everyone was safe' but found that no one had been struck by the gunfire nearby. He said a little girl was bleeding, but she hadn't been shot, and that he found out she was grazed in the face.

Fawcett said authorities responded quickly and when police pulled out their rifles and vests he knew that 'this is not a drive-by. This is something else, this is something bigger.'

As Odessa television station KOSA aired breaking developments on live TV, their broadcast was interrupted by police telling them they had to clear the area.

A law enforcement officer stands in the middle of the 5100 block of E. 42nd Street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday

Police are seen responding to an active shooter situation on the roads near Midland and Odessa, Texas

A truck with what appears to be damage from multiple bullets is seen on Interstate 20 near Midland and Odessa

'There is no active shooter at this time. All agencies are investigating reports of possible suspects,' the Midland Police Department said in statement at 6.30pm ET.

Police said the shooter also hijacked a US Postal Service mail truck and was shooting at random at other motorists.

'The shooter is going around shooting moving vehicles. Stay off I-20 between Odessa and Midland,' witness Ernest Villanueva wrote on Twitter, posting photos of bullet damage to two vehicles.

Police initially said there could have been two suspects in separate vehicles on the loose in the area.

The two suspect vehicles in question were described as: a gold or white small Toyota truck and a hijacked USPS Postal Van.

It is now believed that the single suspect switched vehicles at some point and hijacked the postal van.

The chaotic situation spurred reports of shootings along I-20, along Loop 250 in Midland, and at a Home Depot in Odessa.

'Please stay away from these areas and stay indoors,' the Midland Police Department said in a statement.

'For the safety of the public and law enforcement please stay away from the area and stay in your homes. We will update with more information as soon as possible,' the Midland department said.

'The shooter is going around shooting moving vehicles. Stay off I-20 between Odessa and Midland,' a witness said

Residents are seen apparently helping a wounded victim after the shooting rampage in Texas

Bullet damage is seen to the windshield of a vehicle in the aftermath of the shooting rampage in Texas

Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke talks to the media in the Odessa Police Department in Odessa, Texas, Saturday

The Dallas Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms said that ATF agents are responding to assist in the investigation.

The NYPD counter-terrorism unit said it is closely monitoring the situation in Texas.

The shooting comes just weeks after a gunman in the Texas border city of El Paso killed 22 people after opening fire at a Walmart.

President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting and the White House is monitoring the situation.

'Just briefed by Attorney General Barr about the shootings in Texas. FBI and Law Enforcement is fully engaged,' Trump wrote in a tweet.

Vice President Mike Pence said following the shooting that Trump and his administration 'remain absolutely determined' to work with leaders in both parties in Congress to take such steps 'so we can address and confront this scourge of mass atrocities in our country.'

Preparing to fly to Poland, Pence told reporters that Trump is 'fully engaged' and closely monitoring the investigation. He said, 'Our hearts go out to all the victims, the families and loved ones.' He also commended law enforcement 'for their swift, courageous response.'

Pence said Trump has deployed the federal government in response to the shootings. He says Trump has spoken to the attorney general and that the FBI is already assisting local law enforcement.

Many of the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination also issued statements in response to the shooting.

'I'm heartsick for the victims of this latest mass shooting in Odessa and Midland. We shouldn't have to live with this near daily fear and horror. We've already lost far too many to gun violence—Congress must act now,' wrote Sentor Elizabeth Warren.

'I'm sick of this. America is sick of this. We need to act,' wrote Senator Kamala Harris.

Businessman Andrew Yang wrote: 'We are the only country that struggles with gun violence at this level. Other countries respond to tragedy. We must as well. Our people deserve better than to live in fear and be struck down at random. We are better than this. We will do better for our kids.'

Beto O'Rourke, a former congressman from Texas, tweeted in both Spanish and English: 'Our hearts are with Midland, Odessa, and everyone in West Texas who has to endure this again. More information is forthcoming, but here's what we know: We need to end this epidemic.'