A standoff in Midland, Texas, is over and the suspected gunman behind a mass shooting that injured 10 people and killed another is dead, according to the city’s mayor. The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed Friday afternoon that one person died in the shooting and 10 others were inju red. The DPS said it joined Midland Police and other federal partners responding to an active shooter call at about 8 a.m. on the 4600 block of West Wall Street. When the DPS and police arrived, a man began shooting at officers and bystanders before barricading himself inside an abandoned veterinary clinic. The DPS said the standoff with the barricaded man lasted for about three hours before he was found deceased inside the clinic. The Texas DPS identified the man as 45-year-old Victor Mata Villarreal, of Odessa, and said he was wanted for attempted capital murder of a peace officer after firing multiple shots at a Midland Police officer during a chase on Wednesday night. The officer, who wasn’t injured, fired back after initially trying to pull over Mata Villarreal, who drove away, investigators said. His vehicle was found empty a short distance away, they said. Midland Mayor Lori Blong posted on social media at about 11:30 a.m. that “the active shooter situation has ended and the shooter is confirmed deceased.” “My heart breaks for the victims and their families. We are praying for every person touched by today’s events and for the law enforcement officers who risked their own safety to protect our community,” Blong said. The City of Midland posted on its Facebook that The person who died was Ed Scott, a city employee, the City of Midland announced on its Facebook. “Ed was a person involved in the community, specifically working as an integral figure with local and regional softball organizations. Most importantly, he was a loving father and husband and good person all the way around,” the City of Midland said on a Facebook post. Officials have not confirmed the identities or conditions of the other injured victims. The Associated Press said Midland Memorial Hospital reported four people were in the operating room and five others were in stable condition. The conditions of the others are unknown. As police responded to Friday’s shooting, dozens of squad cars and law enforcement vehicles descended along what’s normally a busy roadway lined with hotels and auto businesses a few miles west of Midland’s downtown. Andrea Mendias, who works at an automobile body shop near the veterinary hospital, told the Associated Press he heard at least 40 gunshots. Video from Mendias showed police officers pouring out of the back of an armored police vehicle and police sending robots into the area. Midland Mayor Lori Blong said authorities used robot and drone footage to confirm the shooter was dead. At the request of Midland Police, the Texas Rangers are investigating the mass shooting. The DPS said that because there is an active investigation, no additional information will be released. The Texas Rangers ask that anyone with information related to the incident please come forward. Mata Villarreal was previously convicted on a 2009 charge of unlawfully carrying a firearm in San Angelo, according to Texas criminal history records. Court records also show Mata Villarreal was arrested a handful of other times. He was charged in 2003 and 2004 for unlawfully carrying a weapon and unlawful possession of a prohibited weapon, but both cases appear to have been dismissed as part of a plea. Midland, a West Texas city with about 140,000 residents, sits in the heart of the state’s oil region and was near the site of a deadly shooting rampage just six years ago. In that shooting, a gunman who had been fired from his oil services job killed seven people and wounded two dozen others while firing at random while driving around the Odessa and Midland areas. Midland and Odessa are more than 300 miles west of Dallas-Fort Worth. Check back and refresh this page for the latest update. As developments unfold, elements of this story may change. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less