At least one gunman shot randomly at people while driving round the western cities of Odessa and Midland in Texas.
Police say a suspect ‑ a white male ‑ has been shot and killed, but reports of other suspects at large are being investigated.
No motive for the shootings has yet been established.
A police spokesman confirmed five people had been killed and at least 16 injured.
He also reported that police officers were among the victims
The shootings come exactly four weeks after a gunman shot and killed 22 people and injured 24 others in the Texan city of El Paso.
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