Odessa Fatal Shooting Highlights Gang Activity Report
Nelson Beck, 28, died from a gunshot after a March 27 street fight in the 900 block of Snyder Street on Odessa’s south side. Police say 40 to 50 people were present. no arrests. Officials discuss rising gang activity in the region, citing the Texas Gang Threat Assessment and multiple gangs operating in Midland Odessa.
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Nelson Beck
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Snyder Street
OPD
Steve LeSueur
Bobby Bland
Bland
Tim Burton
Burton
Texas Department of Public Transportation
Texas
Midland-Odessa
Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
Aryan Circle
DPS
Tom Winger
Vinger
Winger
Region 4
Barrio Azteca
Saredo 13
Tango Cliques
el Paso
Sureno 13
WTX
EPT
Texas Syndicate
Texas Mexican Mafia
Bloods
Bandidos
Tango Blast
Gas line fire on Rankin Highway in Midland
Midland firefighters extinguished a large blaze Saturday after a gas line was struck by a work crew on Rankin Highway south of I-20. Emergency responders reported thick black smoke drifting toward the I-20 and Loop 250 intersection. No injuries were reported and investigators pursue the cause.
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Rankin Highway
Midland
South Midland
Pio Sara Higgins
Higgins
I-20
Gunfighter Doc Holliday era legend Hardin’s brutal Texas rise ends in El Paso
Polk County memory recounts John Hardin a outlaw who killed seven on the Chisholm trail and three at Abilene then tangled with Gov. Davis state police in Gonzales County. He later married Jane Bowen and fathered three children before a 1895 murder trial defense work in El Paso. He was killed by Constable John Selman while gambling at the Acme saloon with Henry Brown.
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Polk County
Chisholm Trail
Abilene
Kan
Wild Bill Hickok
Arkansas
Hardin
Gonzales County
Texas
Edmund J. Davis
Jane Bowen
el Paso
John Selman
Henry Brown
Acme
Henry
Midland man 97 dies at home in Midland
Midland resident R H Lee Davis 97 died May 21 2014 at his Midland home. Graveside services set for 10 am at Resthaven Memorial Park with Rev Mary Beth Anton officiating. Arrangements by Nalley-Pickle Welch Funeral Home. Survived by daughter Frances Carlton of Midland. James W Jimmy Brock 83 of Midland dies May 23 2014. services pending with Ellis Funeral Home. See DEATHS Page 3B.
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Midland
R.H. Lee Davis
Resthaven Memorial Park
Mary Beth Anton
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of
Tecumseh
Oklo
Frances Carlton
James W. “Jimmy” Brock
Ellis Funeral Home
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Midland Reporter-Telegram
Tim Fischer
Odessa Family Ymca
Steve Talbot
Stalbot
Odessaymca.org
E. University
Ei Cs Ga
James W. Jimmy’ Brock
Basinjobs.com
Monster
Selah
UCU
Sreyey
Stacey Reeves
Sreeves
Oaoa
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