ODESSA, Texas — Five people are dead after a shooting that spanned the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa, according to Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke. A total of 21 people were shot, and the gunman is among the dead.
Odessa police said Saturday afternoon that they were looking for at least one suspect who was “driving around Odessa shooting at random people.” The situation began when the unnamed suspect shot a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper who had pulled him over, police said.
The shooting set off a chaotic afternoon in which police reported that a suspect hijacked a U.S. Postal Service vehicle and began firing at random in the area of Odessa and Midland, hitting multiple people. Police initially reported that there could be more than one shooter, but Gerke says authorities now believe it was one shooter.
Police said just after 5:30 p.m. local time that there was no continuing active shooter threat, saying the gunman had been killed at the Cinergy in Odessa. Police have not released the gunman’s identity, saying only that he was a white male in his mid-30s
I am a letter carrier in Shreveport, La. For 38 years I made a commitment to serve the public. On a daily basis I, among all other brother and sister letter carriers, have put our life in the hands of the public as we deliver their mail. For whatever reason on any given day at any given address unknown, unpredictable or unforeseen hazards may arise and put us in harms way. We hire on knowing this could be a possible mitigating factor affecting our life. However, what I is a slap in the face is that we do not receive the protection of “first responders” protection. As do police, fireman, etc it should be a law that when a USPS letter carrier is killed violently it is automatically a “capital punishment” offense and the death penalty is the result.
As is we are nothing more than an expendable entity to be replaced by the next applicant. When will right prevail instead of providing three hots and a cot for the villians!
POSTAL MANAGEMENTS IS SWINDLING POSTAL WORKER PAYCHECK . THEY TOOK MY FINAL PAY CHECK IN THEIR HAND . EMBEZZLEMENT , STEALING ANNUAL LEAVES AND SICK LEAVES, RETIREMENT PLAN, TSP AND AWARD SETTLEMENT CHECKS RIGHTS IN TO POSTAL MANAGEMENTS HANDS AND OUR PAYROLL SYSTEM IS SWINDLING OUR LIVELIHOOD RIGHT UNDERNEATH US. OUR PAYROLL SYSTEM IS TOO DAM OLD . AND WE NEW UP DATE NEW PAYROLL SYSTEM .
POSTAL MANAGEMENTS IN BERKELEY , CA , FALSIFIED MY WORKER COMP CLAIM , FALSIFIED DOCTORS REPORTS FOR MY WORKER COMP CLAIM. THEY ISSUE ME LETTER REMOVAL FROM THE POST OFFICE AS A LEAD CLERK , I WORK TWO DIFFERENT BOX SECTION PLUS CUSTOMER WINDOWS AND PASSPORT AGENT JOBS AND DEPOSIT THE POSTAL FUNDS FOR DISPATCH ALL IN ONE DAY . MY POSTAL MANAGEMENT PLACE ON DAUGHTER IN A ARBITRATION PANEL MEETING ON MARCH 19, 2019 (LETTER OF REMOVAL) WHILE LABOR RELATION ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN .THEY THREAT ME OUTSIDE THE POST OFFICE OF MY LIVELIHOOD WITHOUT ANY MONEY IN MY HAND AND NO MAIL. WHILE HER MOTHER CASH MY CHECK FOR $533.71 ON JULY 25, 2019 AND ON PAY DAY JULY 26,2019 SHE CLAIM THE REST OF THE CHECK EITHER IN HER BANK ACCT. OR POSTAL MONEY ORDERS BECAUSE OF TOO MANY ADJUSTMENTS ON THE CHECK STUB. THEY SEND ME ONLY A CHECK STUB ON JULY 29, 2019 , THAT HAD TOO MANY ADJUSTMENTS. PO DEBT, STATE TAX, FEDERAL TAX , MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY. TOO MANY ADJUSTMENT SPELL FRAUD. ( EMBEZZLEMENT) SEVERANCE PAY $5377.66 IN WHICH WAS IN CORRECT BECAUSE OF ALL THE LEAVE MANAGEMENT TOOK FROM ME IS ILLEGAL . I DID FILE A POLICE REPORT ON JULY 29, 2019. I REALIZES THAT MANAGEMENT IS SWINDLING OUR WHOLE WORKING LIVELIHOOD CHECKS FOR YEARS AND TOO MANY ADJUSTMENT ON YOUR CHECK SPELL FRAUD INTENTIONALLY.I ONLY OWE FOR ONE HEALTH PLAN SELF ONLY FOR 365 DAYS ONLY. FROM JUNE 3, 2018 TO DEC. 2018 TO JAN. 2019 TO JUNE 31, 2019 ONLY. THEY ARE DOUBLE, DOUBLE, UP CHARGING ME ON HEALTH PLAN. (EMBEZZLEMENT) I HAVE NO MONEY AND LIVING HOMELESS IN MY CAR IN THE STREET. I WORK THE BERKELEY POST OFFICE AS A MAIL CARRIER FROM AUG 15,1998 TO CLERK CRAFT / REMOVAL OUT OF THE POST OFFICE IN JUNE 21, 2019
BEWARE OF MANAGEMENT LIKE TO FORGED YOUR SIGNATURES
NOTICE ON YOUR CHECK STUB IF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY IS MISSING . THEY ONLY PAY FOR ABOUT 5 TO 6 MONTHS BUT THAT SHOULD OUT EVERY PAY PERIOD , IF IT DON’T POSTAL MANAGEMENT OR OUR PAYROLL WORKERS ARE SWINDLING OUR HARD WORKING PAY CHECKS IN THEIR ACCOUNT AND USING GHOST EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTS TO STEAL OUR MONEY. THAT WHY SO MANY OF FORMER POSTAL WORKERS SAYING THAT FOR YEARS AND NOW I SEE HOW THEY ARE DOING IT .
TERESA EDWARDS , POSTAL WORKER / CARRIER/ LEAD CLERK/ PASSPORT AGENT CLERK/ AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION SHOP STEWARD / POST WORKER TEMPORARY FROM JUNE 1992-SEPT.1995 TO CAREER AUG. 15, 1998 TO JUNE 21, 2019 . I ‘M UNDER THE OLD CONTRACT . I SHOULDN’T BEEN LAY OFF FROM JUNE 3 2018 TO JUNE 21,2019. NO HELP FROM THE UNION AT ALL. THEY HELP MANAGEMENT INSTEAD . I WORK FOR THEM ABOUT 16 TO 17 YEARS AS SHOP STEWARD FOR CLERK CRAFT TIL JULY 5,2017 .THEY NEVER COMPENSATE ME FOR MY TIME WORKING AS A SHOP STEWARD. EMAIL: TESHOPSTEWARD@YAHOO.COM
And sadly, NOTHING will change. Only in America.