Hospital says five Midland shooting patients have been released
Midland Memorial Hospital said five people injured in Friday's shooting in Midland, Texas, had been treated and released, according to the Associated Press, giving the first clearer sign of survivor recovery after the attack.
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- Midland Memorial Hospital said five injured people had been treated and released, according to AP.
- The Midland Reporter-Telegram reported that, late on June 12, five injured people had been discharged, three were recovering after surgery and one remained in surgery.
- The Midland Reporter-Telegram, citing Texas DPS, reported one person other than the suspected shooter killed and nine others injured.
- AP's current story says one person was killed and 10 were injured, creating a published-count discrepancy that officials may need to clarify.
Midland Memorial Hospital is the main hospital serving Midland, a West Texas city in the Permian Basin oil region. The hospital received people injured in the June 12, 2026 shooting and later reported that some had been discharged. West Wall Street, also known locally as Business 20, was the affected road corridor. The Texas Rangers are a statewide investigative division within the Texas Department of Public Safety and are leading the inquiry at Midland police's request. The Associated Press is the US news agency carrying the hospital update; the Midland Reporter-Telegram is the local newspaper providing the detailed late-Friday hospital snapshot.
Background
The Midland shooting follows other US mass-casualty firearm incidents in which early public information changed as hospitals, police and state investigators refined counts. The Violence Prevention Project, a research initiative led by Jillian Peterson and James Densley, maintains a US mass-shooter database to analyse cases since 1966. In Texas, state agencies have often assisted local departments after major shootings, including the Texas Department of Public Safety's later investigative role after the 2019 Odessa-Midland shooting and the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.
What to do
For people in Midland, the practical signal is to follow city and police updates on West Wall Street access and avoid the investigation area until officials reopen it. Families seeking patient information should use Midland Memorial Hospital's official channels rather than social media reports. Belgian travellers in the area should monitor local alerts and transport routes.
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