During this shooting. The sheriff says approximately 25 people are dead, including the shooter. Now, this all happened inside a small church in a small texas town. Its called sutherland springs. Its about 30 miles outside san antonio where some of the victims had been taken to be treated for their injuries. The victims were inside the First Baptist church in sutherland springs. Authorities say a man walked into the church and began shooting. At this point, the sheriff says there is no information about why. A witness who was at a gas station near the church heard the gunfire and said it sounded like semiautomatic fire. It was it was rapid fire. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. You could hear that there was impact and there was ricochet, too. Reporter same witness says this is a small closeknit community where people know families there for generations. Were seeing images of some people there comforting each other. She says the place where people dont lock their doors or bring
With kate snow. Good evening. It was as authorities describe it an absolutely horrific crime. The nations worst mass shooting at a house of worship. A gunman walked into First Baptist church in the small town of Sutherland Springs, texas and opened fire. The pastor and his wife were out of town today, but the pastors daughter was at the service. A woman at a nearby business told nbc news she heard rapid fire shots like the sound of a semiautomatic weapon. At least 25 people are dead, half of the people who were in the building. At least a dozen more are injured and still in the hospital tonight. Law enforcement officials have identified the gunmen as 26year old Devon Patrick kelly from a neighboring county. We begin with steve patterson. Reporter tonight residents living in this small texas town stunned, trying to make sense of what is described as a sunday service massacre. It was rapid fire. Just boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. In front of the church, in front of the church. Repo
Hello im daryn jordan this is obviously a live from doha also coming up the documents reveal fresh evidence of the super wealthy and corporations hiding huge sums in tax havens. Hezbollah leader know how to use a saudi arabia forcing the lebanese Prime Minister to resign plus the ousted Catalan Leader for xmas is a freed under strict conditions in belgium and spain seeks the extradition. We begin with a mass shooting at a church in southern and springs in the u. S. State of texas at least twenty six people have died police say the gunman walked into the church during sunday service and opened fire at least seventeen others were injured in the attack including children the gunman fled the scene and was later found dead when i was john hendren is live in washington d. C. With more now on this story john somewhat more details are emerging about the shooting on the gunman involved. Daryn we know the victims ranged in age from as young as five to is old is seventy two years old they include
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Community members held a candlelight vigil a short time ago across the street from scene of the mass shooting spree . Let us build your kingdom as something constructive in the face of destruction. It was just after 11 00 this morning when a gunman fired on the congregation at the sure. In Sutherland Springs eat of san antonio. Core spontd enter courtney saboski has the latest. Between 40 and 50 people were attending services at the First Baptist church of surgeer land springs. 11 1r5 a. M. A witnesses say a man with a gun came in and opened fair on the congregation. Young, white male, early 20s. Dressed in all black. Four dozen people were wounded. More that half of them fatall fatally. At least at this moment in time there with 6 lives that have been lost. The gunman fled the scene in a vehicle pursued by a private Citizen Armed with a rifle. After driving morning for some time the suspects suv left the road and came to a halt in a felt. Police arrived to find the man dead inside it.