Another shooting in Midland

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Four confirmed dead, including the perp. Initial word was he went to the business trying to set it on fire. Employees confronted him. He shot one, then went inside where other employees were in a meeting, and opened fire.

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4:24p, 6/22/26

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4:27p, 6/22/26

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Fired worker?

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In reply to Kenneth_2003 • 4:28p, 6/22/26

Kenneth_2003 said:
Fired worker?

That would be the most likely.

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill

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In reply to Kenneth_2003 • 4:57p, 6/22/26

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Kenneth_2003 said:
Fired worker?

Murder suicide. KISS says extremely likely. Or some other personal relationship.

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4:58p, 6/22/26

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Howdy, Midland was my home for +40 years, left for Rockport in 2013, it was never like it is now! So Sad!!!

Gig'em, Ole Army Class of '70

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In reply to Mark Fairchild • 5:08p, 6/22/26

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Mark Fairchild said:
Howdy, Midland was my home for +40 years, left for Rockport in 2013, it was never like it is now! So Sad!!!

Lived there for 20 years. The change from when we got there until when we left was pretty astounding.

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10:04p, 6/22/26

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I lived there from '92-'99, still have a few friends there. It's crazy how much a town can change in 20+ years.

I really liked Midland. Even though I was in College Station for 13 years and Pearland another 13 years since then, I still find myself telling people I'm from Midland.

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10:05p, 6/22/26

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In the good old days the loons would just shoot or hang themselves.

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In reply to Mark Fairchild • 10:09p, 6/22/26

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Mark Fairchild said:
Howdy, Midland was my home for +40 years, left for Rockport in 2013, it was never like it is now! So Sad!!!

What changed? Demographics?

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In reply to giddings_ag_06 • 7:27a, 6/23/26

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giddings_ag_06 said:
Mark Fairchild said:
Howdy, Midland was my home for +40 years, left for Rockport in 2013, it was never like it is now! So Sad!!!

What changed? Demographics?

I think just more people in general and many that come here aren't A+ on the "great person" scale or they'd have similar jobs elsewhere. That combined with an overall decline in our countries morals/ethics/civility.

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