Odessa, Texas, Mass Shooting Victims Identified

AUSTIN, — City officials on Monday identified the victims of the mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, that left seven dead and some two dozen others injured.

Odessa officials on Labor Day identified six of the seven people shot in the massacre in an incident that began with a traffic stop. Seven people ranging in ages from 15 to 57 were killed in the rampage by a gunman later killed by police. Another 23 people — including three officers and a 17-month-old girl — were injured in the attack.

Among those who died in the attack were: Joe Griffith, who was 40 years of age; Mary Granados, 29; Edwin Peregrino, 25; Rodolfo Julio Arco, 57; Kameron Karltess Brown, 30; and Raul Garcia, 35. A 15-year-old girl also died in the gunfire, but was not identified by name.

City officials said Brown and Garcia were from Brownwood and El Paso, respectively. The others who perished were from Odessa, city officials added.

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Odessa officials released the names of those who were injured in the shooting:

• Nathan Hernandez, 18, Odessa, Texas.
• Marc Gonzales, 38, Odessa, Texas.
• Zachary Owens, Midland Police Department.
• Timmothy Beard, 55, San Antonio, Texas.
• James Santana, Odessa Police Department.
• Glenda Dempsy, 62, Odessa, Texas.
• Marco Corral, 62, San Diego, California.
• Coy Edge, 53, Odessa, Texas.
• Joseph Glide, 60, Odessa, Texas.
• Juvenile Female, 17 months, Odessa, Texas.
• Daniel Munoz, 28, Yuma, Arizona.
• Robert Cavasoz, 38, Alice, Texas.
• Maria Boado, 27, Haileah, Florida.
• Efe Obayagbona, 45, Round Rock, Texas
• Bradley Grimsley, 64, Clarksville, Texas.
• Chuck Pryor, Texas Department of Public Safety.
• Timmothy Hardaway, 54, Brownwood, Texas.
• Quadri Fatai, 41, Houston.
• Jesus Alvidrez, 21, Gardendale, Texas.
• Lilia Diaz, 46, Odessa, Texas.
• Krystal Lee, 36, Odessa, Texas.
• Larry Shores, 34, Abilene, Texas.
• Juvenile Male, 9, Odessa, Texas.

The youngest among the injured is a 17-month-old baby girl who was initially taken to Medical Center Hospital before being transported to UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, about 140 miles away. The child, Anderson Davis, had shrapnel in her chest, a hole in her lower lip and her front teeth knocked out, according to a description of her injuries in a GoFundMe page created to raise money to help defray medical costs.

17-month-old Anderson Davis is the youngest among the injured in the Odessa mass shooting. Photo via GoFundMe, a Patch promotional partner.

The campaign to help offset medical costs for the little girl originally had a goal of just $20,000. A revamped goal of $300,000 had raised $210,102 at last check on Monday evening.

A separate GoFundMe campaign was launched in honor of Mary Granados, the 29-year-old postal worker whose mail truck was carjacked by the gunman before he shot her dead. Launched by a family friend, the campaign had raised $42,190 — exceeding a $20,000 goal — among more than 1,000 donors.

"As a friend of the family, I started this campaign on behalf of the family to help them some way during this difficult time, with permission from her twin sister, Rosie Granados, who will make sure funds are use accordingly," the family friend, Leslie Aide Chen, wrote on the page. "I had the privilege to work with Mary in the past," the family friend wrote. "She was beautiful inside and out, with a great heart and always ready to be a friend, always had a smile on her face!"

Photo of Mary Granados, 29, via GoFundMe, a Patch promotional partner.

Another fundraising drive aims to help offset medical costs for Chuck Pryor, the trooper who was shot in the face while making the initial traffic stop that unleashed the gunman's rage. As of late Monday, the campaign had raised more than $40,000 of a $50,000 goal from among 638 donors.

A GoFundMe campaign for Chuck Pryor (shown here with his family) has raised more than $40,000 to offset his medical bills after he was shot in the face by the gunman. Photo via GoFundMe, a Patch promotional partner.

Officials warn of charity scams

On a related note, city officials warned residents of scam artists seeking to capitalize from the tragedy. To this end, Odessa officials released the following statement:

"The FBI would like to warn the public about the potential for charity scams asking for donations sent through e-mail or posted on social media in the wake of the Odessa shooting incident. Criminals often exploit recent tragedies with fraudulent donation pitches. Take precautions before donating and be wary of suspicious e-mails, telephone calls, or websites that solicit donations in response to this horrible event. If you see any suspicious solicitations, immediately report them to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov. We have been made aware of some fraudulent GoFundMe accounts, we advise anyone who wishes to make monetary donations to contact the Odessa chamber of Commerce."

Victim services resources outlined

In their notice on the victims, city officials said the FBI’s Victim Services Response Team is on site at the Family Assistance Center supporting the victims and their families of the Odessa shooting tragedy. "They are a specially trained cadre of victim specialists, agents, and analysts specially trained to provide support during mass casualty events," Odessa officials explained. "It’s their mission. Other victim services locations listed on the Odessa Police Department’s Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Odess...

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Odessa is second Texas mass shooting in recent days

The Odessa massacre was the second mass shooting in Texas this month. Odessa is some 300 miles east of El Paso, where a mass shooting at a Walmart in early August left 22 people dead. The Odessa attack also marked the fourth mass shooting in Texas over the past two years. In November 2017, 26 people were killed in a shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs followed by a May 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston that left 10 people dead.

The gunman in the Odessa mass shooting was identified as Seth Aaron Ator, 36, of 24 Cavali Circle. Photo via City of Odessa, Texas.