At least one person is dead and multiple others were injured in a shooting in Midland, Texas, Friday.
After barricading himself inside a building in downtown Midland, the suspect is now dead, the city wrote on social media.
Midland Mayor Lori Blong said there were 11 victims in total, and that police established a perimeter and were asking residents to avoid the area. It was not clear exactly where the gunfire took place.
Blong said during a press conference that there were no confirmed details about the shooter, who was “contained” at the time
The FBI is aware of the shooting and has agents from its Midland satellite office on scene, a bureau source told Fox News Digital.
The situation began in southeast Midland and progressed across south Midland, Blong said, before police were first dispatched at 8:03 a.m. local time.
Midland Memorial Hospital said it had received nine victims from the shooting, with four are in the operating room and five considered stable. The hospital’s main campus went on lockdown for nearly two hours due to the shooting, and the emergency department continues to be locked down.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
