New Evidence Related to Weapon Used in West Texas Killings
BALDWIN: Just into CNN, new details involving the rampage in west Texas that spanned Midland to Odessa. Seven people were murdered and another 25 were injured. And now there's new information about the man who allegedly sold that gun used in the killing spree. The shooter who was shot and killed by police purchased the weapon in a private sale so no background check was needed. Police say the gunman used an A.R.-15 style weapon. Let's go straight to our senior justice correspondent, Evan Perez, with these new details. We know, Evan, investigators have been looking at the home of the man they believe sold the gun. What did they find?</s>EVAN PEREZ, CNN SENIOR JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: They did a search of the home belonging to the seller, Brooke, and one of the things they found is they believe they found evidence that indicates that this person was manufacturing firearms and reselling them. Now, that could potentially be against the law because you're not allowed to make and sell firearms like a firearms dealer without a license. And so that's where investigators now are looking and are working to see whether or not they can bring charges against this individual. But, you know, this really points to a gaping hole in the background check system in this country. Because, as you pointed out, this is a private sale so there was no background check done. And law enforcement has been asking for a universal background check law for years and years. And I think this is an example of where you have a loophole, you know, gray market, so to speak. People buy these what's called lower receivers and they add things to it and then they resell it for profit. That's potentially against the law. I they can bring a case against this individual, we can probably see some charges against him in the coming days or weeks.</s>BALDWIN: We'll look for that potentially then. Evan Perez, thank you so much. Good to see you.</s>PEREZ: Thanks.</s>BALDWIN: U.S. health officials growing even more concerned about vaping. We have just learned that there are at least 450 possible cases of lung disease that could be connected to vaping. What is being done to address this growing problem? We'll talk to Dr. Sanjay Gupta about that, next. And we're getting reports of people trapped in North Carolina has floodwaters are rising from Dorian. They are about to airlift folks, so stand by for news there.