Editor’s note: We will add additional information to the story as it becomes available.

What happened: A gunman killed one person and injured 10 others in a shooting on Friday morning, June 12, in southwest Midland before police found him dead inside a barricaded building following an hours-long standoff with police.

The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the shooter as Victor Mata Villarreal, 45, of Odessa, the same man wanted for attempted capital murder of a peace officer after firing multiple shots at a Midland police officer during a vehicle pursuit on Wednesday, June 10. At this time, police have not said how Villarreal died nor released a motive.

Midland Police Chief Greg Snow said that several officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter during the incident and that the Texas Rangers and DPS will investigate the exchange. No officers were injured.

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The City of Midland identified the victim killed as city employee Ed Scott, describing him as a loving husband and father who was an active figure in local and regional softball organizations. The city asked the public to respect the family’s wishes for privacy.

The big picture: The shooting began shortly after 8 a.m., when Midland police dispatch received a call reporting a weapons disturbance and shots fired near Industrial Avenue and West Wall Street. Snow said the call escalated quickly into an active-shooter situation that left several officers pinned down behind their patrol vehicles until armored vehicles arrived to extract them.

Officers then moved along the Highway 80 corridor, checking vehicles for anyone trapped, established a perimeter, and contained Villarreal inside an abandoned veterinary clinic building in the 4600 block of West Wall Street. Mayor Lori Blong announced shortly before noon that the shooter was dead. DPS said he was located inside the building, deceased, at about 12:30 p.m. Police used drone and robot footage to confirm.

Snow said Friday’s shooting drew a response from DPS, the Texas Rangers, Odessa police, the Ector County and Midland County sheriff’s offices, the FBI, and Homeland Security Investigations.

According to the Associated Press, Villarreal was convicted in 2009 of unlawfully carrying a firearm in San Angelo and was arrested on weapons charges in 2003 and 2004.

Catch up quick: Villarreal was the subject of a manhunt since Wednesday night, when police say he fired a rifle at a Midland officer following a traffic stop and fled in a vehicle that police later found abandoned. He was wanted for attempted capital murder of a peace officer and remained at large. The Rangers were already investigating the Wednesday exchange because the officer had returned fire.

What’s next: Expect West Wall Street and Business 20 from Fasken Road to Loop 250 to remain closed for 24 to 48 hours while investigators work the scene. Investigators are asking anyone with security camera footage, cellphone video, photos, or other information related to the shooting to submit it through DPS’s online evidence portal.

Blong said Midland’s Community Organizations Active in Disaster network has been activated to coordinate the community response. The West Texas Food Bank sent two disaster vehicles to the scene in partnership with H-E-B, with a cooker on site providing hot meals for law enforcement and others working the scene.

PermiaCare mental health professionals are at the family reunification center at Midland Memorial Hospital to support victims’ families. Citizens can take food donations to the West Texas Food Bank’s Midland campus and monetary donations to the Permian Basin Area Foundation or the United Way. A blood drive will occur in the MMH main entrance on Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.