near midland. the man used a rifle to shoot at state troopers, then sped away, taking random shots at passing cars and pedestrians, hijacking a postal vehicle and making his way to odessa, still spraying done fire. the chase ended with a gun battle in a movie theater parking lot. >> there's a shooting going on in odessa, texas. oh, god they're shooting again. [bleep]. >> get down. >> oh, my god. >> are you down? >> are they shooting? . >> i don't know. i don't know. i can't see. >> in addition to the five dead, the list of injured includes three law enforcement officers and a 17-month-old girl, who is expected to survive. let's go to cnn's ed lavandara. ed, what are you learning on the ground? >> reporter: well, manu, this was a surreal and wild scene.