Glor good evening. Im jeff glor in Sutherland Springs, texas. Behind me is the scene of another mass shooting. It didnt happen in a big city like oral human papilloma virus virus orel lando or las vegas. The target this time were worshipers in their smalltown church. This was the scene just after the attack. Investigators say the suspect wanted to kill everyone in the church. 26 were killed, ranging in age from 18 months to 77 years. 20 others were wounded, ten remain in critical condition. Police believe the gunman, 26yearold devin kelley, took his own life after being chased by armed bystanders. He had received a bad conduct discharge from the air force for domestic assault, and cbs news has learned a mistake by the service may have allowed him to buy his weapon. We have a team of correspondents covering this. We begin with the moments after the shooting. Somebody ran in there and started shooting everybody. Glor cell phone video shows the victims and the chaos that spilled on to the
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Devastating that people of Sutherland Springs need our prayers right now. Vice president pence, in part, karen and ien send prayers to victims and their families in texas. John cornyn, truly hearted breaking news in souther land springs. Please say a prayer for First Baptist congress gre gags and community there. Gail and i are heartbroken to learn of the shooting in souther land springs, texas. Sending prayers from west virginia. Ted cruz, peeping all harmed in Sutherland Springs in our prayers and for our grateful First Responders on the scene. Thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers. Dont get me wrong. Prayers are important. They really are. But can we just be honest for a moment and this is not about religion and politics. Democrats do it too. President obama has responded similarly in other shootings. Im not antithoughts and prayers by any means. I grew up in a very religious south, a baptist who went to a Catholic Schools where we prayed four times a day.
Breaking tonight. Weve learned that the Texas Church Gunman killed his wifes grandmother in a massacre that may have been fueled by his interest in Mass Shootings and a growing obsession with a family dispute. Authorities say the shooter sent threatening texts to his motherinlaw who attended the church but wasnt there when he opened fire on sunday, murdering 26 worshippers, including a child only 1 1 2 years old. Tonight 10 people are in critical condition. Tonight Police Believe the gunman, killed himself after being chased and wounded by another resident. President trump speaking about the shooting during his asia trip says the problem is Mental Health, not guns. The president is about to leave tokyo for south korea where hell deliver a crucial speech on north Koreas Nuclear and missile threats. North korean officials tell cnn that theyre watching mr. Trump very closely, warning if he says or does anything crazy it could ignite a new korean war. Also breaking, President Trumps Approv