Neighbors react to shootings

Two Odessa police officers are dead and another continues to fight for his life in a Lubbock hospital, but few details have emerged about the man accused of gunning the officers down with a shotgun.

A day after the tragedy unfolded what is known is that veteran officer Cpl. Arlie Jones and Cpl. John “Scott” Gardner were gunned down in a backyard in the 2900 block of Ventura Avenue.

Police say 58-year-old Larry Neil White opened fire with a shotgun killing both men and shooting Cpl. Abel Marquez six times — hitting him five times in the hands and arms and once in the face.

One bullet remains lodged in his hand and one in his neck as he remains hospitalized at Lubbock’s University Medical Center.