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Midland police reported that suspected shooter was dead after two-hour standoff

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A shooting on Friday in Midland, Texas, has killed one person and sent a further nine to the hospital with injuries, according to the city’s authorities.

The possible suspect was in a standoff with officers for about two hours but later on Friday afternoon was reported deceased, police and the city’s mayor said.

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© Photograph: Luke Dias/Reporter-Telegram/AP

The man was confirmed to be dead after he had barricaded himself in a building in Midland, following an earlier shooting on Friday that killed one person and injured at least 11 others.

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A cidade de Midland, no Texas, confirmou que “está resolvida” uma situação de atirador ativo e que o suspeito foi confirmado morto.

“Temos 11 vítimas conhecidas neste momento”, disse a prefeita Lori Blong em uma coletiva de imprensa nesta sexta-feira (12). “Há pelo menos uma vítima que está morta no local.”

Os policiais ouviram tiros vindos de um prédio no quarteirão 4600 de West Wall Street e “trabalharam rapidamente para proteger e liberar a área”, disse o chefe da polícia Greg Snow em um comunicado publicado no Facebook.

O hospital Midland Memorial “estabeleceu um ponto de reunificação familiar para as famílias das vítimas no campus principal”, disse o porta-voz do hospital, Tasa Richardson, em um comunicado à CNN.

O Midland Memorial Hospital recebeu nove vítimas após o crime, disse a porta-voz Tasa Richardson em um comunicado à CNN.

“Quatro estão na sala de cirurgia e cinco estão estáveis”, disse Richardson.

Não há detalhes sobre a dinâmica do ataque, nem sobre a motivação.

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