Hospital picks up medical expenses for West Texas mass shooting victims

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In August, a gunman went on a shooting spree in West Texas, killing seven people and wounding 25 others. Now, a local hospital will be covering the unpaid charges of all 14 of the shooting victims it treated.

Medical Center Health System in Odessa announced on Tuesday that its Ector County Hospital District's board of directors approved absorbing all hospital charges for direct victims of the mass shooting. "The MCHS Board of Directors wanted to make sure that none of the victims experience any medical financial burdens from this horrible situation," MCHS President and CEO Russell Tippin said in statement.

Read MoreOn August 31, a gunman went on a shooting spree through the streets of West Texas. The suspect was pulled over by police in Midland when the rampage started. He then fled the scene in his vehicle shooting at random residents and motorists, police said. A US mail carrier and an Army vet were among those killed in the West Texas shootingThe man hijacked a postal service truck and continued shooting at people as he made his way into Odessa about 20 miles away.

 

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