BREAKING!!!! Authorities Exchanging Gunfire with Standoff Suspect 9/18/10

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Gary Hinterlong
CBS7 News

After more than 20 hours, a standoff in West Odessa could soon be coming to an end.
We are told that authorities are seeing the heaviest exchange of gunfire since the standoff began and that authorities are firing back from a tank inside the compound and from helicopters.
Authorities say they are wanting a peaceful end to the situation, but they will do what they need to do to end this.
We are also being told there may be more than one shooter inside the compound.
Stay tuned to CBS7 and CBS7.com for any updates as soon as they become available

Video at Link: http://www.cbs7.com/news/details.asp?ID=21607

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Man suspected of shooting deputies in custody

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7207383.html

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Man suspected of shooting deputies in custody

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7207383.html


Thanks General,

I thought this section was interesting:

Barton said White has connections to white supremacist organizations and longtime links to the Republic of Texas, which asserts Texas is an independent nation whose government was reactivated in 2005 after 163 years of dormancy.

The standoff lasted overnight, and the suspect continued shooting at a police helicopter Saturday morning, sheriff's Sgt. Gary Duesler said.

There were between 100 and 150 officers at the scene, "from the FBI all the way down to the dog catcher," he said.

Duesler said the suspect was well known in the area to be anti-law enforcement.