The West Texas man who killed seven people and wounded 25 in a shooting rampage bought his gun in a private sale, which doesn't require a background check, a law enforcement official told CNN
Police have described the firearm Seth Ator, 36, used in Saturday's killing spree in and around Odessa, Texas, as an AR-15-style rifle. Ator tried to buy a firearm on January 14, 2014, but wasn't allowed to, the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN in an email. The department is prohibited by law from disclosing the reason he was denied the purchase, the DPS said.
A photo of Seth Ator released by the city of Odessa.Speaking at a press conference Monday, Combs said the firing wasn't the reason for the shooting spree and that he was"already enraged" when he showed up for work.Ator had been "on a long spiral going down," and he had"probably been in trouble for a while," Combs said.
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