When a man opens fire killing more than two dozen people inside the youngest victim was just five years old the 26yearold gunman was shot and killed and tonight investigators are trying to figure out why he would have committed such an heinous act and the big story on action news is still developing from texas for a small town coming to grips with a terrible loss. At this hour the death toll stands at 26 and those Victims Losing their lives at the hands of a young man in Tactical Gear and bulletproof vests and motives unknown. During Morning Services at the Baptist Church in the town of Sutherland Springs about 30 miles southeast of san antonio. Action News Reporter Annie Mccormick is following developments all day and is live from the Satellite Center with the very latest annie. The death toll now does remain at 26 victims, 30 people are wounded. The shooter is among the dead. Now members of the Small Community are waiting to find out the names of all of the people who were killed, th
He then entered the church and continued shooting. Rob has been monitoring the news, and hes live in the news room with the latest. Good evening ken and heather, and as Law Enforcement in Sutherland Springs, texas try to search for answers in a now broken community where the 26 lives were lost, the Texas Governor said in part today i ask for every mom and dad at home, you put your arms around your kids and give them a big hug and let them know how much you love them. Reporter the white wood framed First Baptist church was a focal point for the rural community. Located 30 miles southeast of san antonio, texas, just after 11 30 local time, the day of worship quickly turned into a day of horror. The shooter has now been identified by local Law Enforcement as 26yearold devin kelley. His victims ranging in age from 5 to 72 years old. Among the victims, the 14year old daughter of the churchs pastor frank pomeroy. The pastor and his wife were traveling out of state when the shooting took plac
Started shooting at the worshipers inside. Fewer than 500 people live in the town. Theres no word. Theres just, this happens in new york, in big cities, no ones safe. Reporter the county sheriff says the gunman walked down the aisle of the church and left no way for people inside to escape. The gunman walked back out, got into his car, and drove off. Two men pursued him, saw him flip into a ditch and stop. One of the men jumped out with his gun, and he was later found dead inside that car. Its not clear yet if he shot himself or if he died from the crash. And well be talking about this throughout the morning. We are following our weather here in the bay area. Steve paulson is right over here. Reporter interesting week, but kind of quiet right now. Notice the cloud cover over us. That will give way to afternoon sunshine. Maybe very light rain, not a big deal. The weak front has just kind of stalled out over us but its produced a lot of cloud cover. We are under mostly cloudy skies. Ther
Harassment allegations. Well have the latest. Its five oclock. Our main story is that the Foreign Office has confirmed that a british missionary who was kidnapped in nigeria has been killed. Ian squire was seized by gunmen last month. Three other british hostages have been freed and have returned home after nigerian authorities negotiated their release. The circumstances surrounding mr squires death three weeks after his kidnap are not clear. It is understood that mr squire and three fellow Christian Charity workers were abducted on october 13th from their accommodation in delta state in the south of the country as our correspondent anisa kadri reports. Ian squire died as he tried to improve lives. Its believed he was taken by improve lives. Its believed he was ta ken by militants improve lives. Its believed he was taken by militants along with three other Christian Charity workers. He frequently left the uk where he practised as an optician to give free medical aid in africa. The uk F
North of santa rosa over the next week or so. 60s today on your temps with more sun in the afternoon. 6 00 and the traffic is . Reporter moderate. Anything on your screens . There are a couple of things, steve. I would say the most thing that you would have to, or that would delay you on your way to work is just the congestion. Were looking at marin county, first of all. You can see traffic here looks pretty good as you drive down to the toll plaza. This is a nice look at the bridge and also the tunnels. Up at the top, you can see traffic is moving along very well. Steve asked about incidents, and we dont have that many that have created a big traffic jam, however, weve had a few. This is a look at the bay bridge though, thats where a lot of the heavy traffic is queuing up. It is backed up to the maze. This is a look at the bridge itself. You can see its getting a little crowded coming around the corner toward treasure island. If youre driving on the east bay commute, north and southbo