TF agents executed a search warrant Wednesday in Lubbock at the home of a man they believe was involved in the “transfer” of an AR-style rifle to the gunman who killed seven people in a Labor Day weekend mass shooting in Midland and Odessa, a federal official said.
The official familiar with the investigation spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the ongoing investigation into the shooting rampage Saturday that spanned from Midland to Odessa.
The official said federal agents are investigating whether the Lubbock man has been manufacturing firearms, but said no arrests have yet been made.
ATF and FBI spokespeople confirmed the agencies conducted “law enforcement operations” in a residential part of Lubbock Wednesday but declined to elaborate.
The gunman, Seth Aaron Ator, who at one time attended Lorena schools and had a misdemeanor arrest record in McLennan County, was prohibited from owning a firearm because a court had previously found him mentally unfit.
He had tried to buy a gun in January 2014, but failed the background check.
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