<p class="title">The gunman who opened fire in the US State of Texas, killing 7 and injuring several others, has been identified, authorities said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The shooting - the 38th mass killing by firearms in the US this year - occurred on Saturday in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The shooter has been identified as a 36-year-old local man named Seth Aaron Ator, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ator opened fire around 3 pm (local time) after he was pulled over by traffic officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He shot at the trooper who stopped him and began shooting people at random, local media quoted Chief Michael Gerke of the Odessa Police Department as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The driver then began shooting at other people in several other locations. At one point, he abandoned his car and stole a postal truck before continuing his spree.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was shot dead by police at a cinema complex.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"As federal agents join the investigation into why this mass shooting happened, we have learned more about the gunman," the authorities said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The authorities spent Sunday combing through more than 15 crime scenes and searching Ator's home and car.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Still working to determine the reason behind the shooting. He used an AR-style weapon during the 10-mile long shooting spree," authorities said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They said the death toll is now seven.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Steve LeSueur, the Odessa police spokesman, said that at least one person remains in "life-threatening" condition."</p>
<p class="title">The gunman who opened fire in the US State of Texas, killing 7 and injuring several others, has been identified, authorities said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The shooting - the 38th mass killing by firearms in the US this year - occurred on Saturday in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The shooter has been identified as a 36-year-old local man named Seth Aaron Ator, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ator opened fire around 3 pm (local time) after he was pulled over by traffic officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He shot at the trooper who stopped him and began shooting people at random, local media quoted Chief Michael Gerke of the Odessa Police Department as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The driver then began shooting at other people in several other locations. At one point, he abandoned his car and stole a postal truck before continuing his spree.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was shot dead by police at a cinema complex.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"As federal agents join the investigation into why this mass shooting happened, we have learned more about the gunman," the authorities said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The authorities spent Sunday combing through more than 15 crime scenes and searching Ator's home and car.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Still working to determine the reason behind the shooting. He used an AR-style weapon during the 10-mile long shooting spree," authorities said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They said the death toll is now seven.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Steve LeSueur, the Odessa police spokesman, said that at least one person remains in "life-threatening" condition."</p>