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Department of Public Safety officials are investigating after authorities say a trooper was intentionally hit by a vehicle and then fired his weapon.

With us and talk to us and we certainly wish you the best. well be keeping an eye on it. our best to everybody there in your beautiful town. >> well, thank you so much. thank you so much. >> thank you. and coming up, a traffic stop turned deadly, as texas once again mourns its own from another mass shooting. well have the latest on the investigation there. were back after this. e back af. saturday morning, our suspect went to work and was there for a short time and was terminated by his empl...

His job that morning. >> saturday morning our suspect went to work in journey oil field service. he was there for a short time and was terminated by his employer. right after that firing, he called 9-1-1 odessa police departments 9-1-1 and so did his employer. and basically they were complaining on each other because they had a disagreement over the firing. a short time before he makes contact with the dps trooper, he actually caused the fbi national tip line -- called the fbi national tip line ...

Department held a news conference with details on how it all unfolded. heres a little bit. >> the situation started about 3:17 this afternoon. a dps trooper attempted to stop a gold honda. when the dps trooper got the car stopped, he was then shot by the occupant of the car. the vehicle continued westbound into the city of odessa and shot an individual at 520 and our east loop. apparently the subject then drove on our east loop to 42nd street where there were multiple scenes and multiple victims...

It all unfolded. here is a little bit. >> the situation started about 3:17 this afternoon, when a dps trooper attempted to stop a honda. when the dps trooper got the car stopped, he was then shot by the occupant of the car. the vehicle continued westbound into the city of odessa, and he shot an individual at i-20 and east loop. apparently the subject then drove on our east loop to 42nd street where there were multiple scenes and multiple victims. as far as civilian casualties, we have at least 2...

Police -- why did this officer, this dps trooper try to stop him initially. thats going to be a key question here for authorities, and hopefully well get those answers. and was this something that this shooter, this gunman, wanted to do? was this part of the plan, to get pulled over, ambush this officer, and then engage, go on this rampage? thats going to be a big question, because it does seem at least that this gunman was heavily armed and was ready for whatever he was going to do. and those a...

Offices that were shot and odessa police officer, mid-land and dps trooper. speaking to another official about those three -- police officers, about or police officials who were shot, all expected to survive i was told is that correct as far as, you know? >> hopefully. i dont know the exact sat -- status so chaotic at this point we have about three different hospitals we have medical hospital, we have odessa regional and mid-land memorial hospital, of course, mid-land so theres state all everywh...

Understanding we get in the sharing of this information and getting it out to the public and the press. so unfortunately you and i have spoken frequently this summer about a number of these incidents. this is just the latest in a long line of just horrific shootings. it kind of boggles the mind at this point. >> it boggles the mind, andrew: as we look at the video from earlier, this may be close to the scene of the crime where this pickup was pulled over by a dps trooper a local law enforcement,...

Earlier, what type of weapon. we know its an ar 15 variant rifle and is the most common military-style rifle. usually semiautomatic. can have a large magazine on that. and this is what hes doing. hes emptying it into the crowd. you know, other witnesses say he reloaded a number of times. the sheriff and the dps trooper also said he had a tactical vest, a bulletproof vest on and might have had one of these attachments where you can carry multiple magazines. we call them load-bearing vests where y...

>> reporter: tensions rise as a by does that standers captures imaging of the trooper holding her to the ground. the dash cam caught what she was saying. >> youre a real man now, you slam my head to the ground. i have epilepsy and -- >> reporter: she would spent the next tli days walker officials say bland tried several times to call family and friends from the jail but she couldnt get help to post a bond which was just over $500. >> she had so many problems that the jailers allowed her -- they ...