we understand that two people were also injured during the crossfire according to the ambulance company. they had ducked during that fire and hit their heads. they were treated and released. now, as for that gunman, according to law enforcement officials, he was transient but had roots in the area. he had had contact with law enforcement before, arrests contact in multiple different jurisdictions. reporting from los angeles, i'm paul vercammen. now back to you. >> thanks for that. earlier cnn's jessica dean spoke with texas attorney general ken paxton and asked him what can be done to keep people safe. >> we can't stop this from happening in all cases. there's just no way we can predict what every person in our state's going to do. i think a focus on mental illness is obviously something we need to be mindful of. but the reality is i think our laws in texas allow for -- allow us to protect ourselves.