Why a tiny church in texas is now the site of the latest mass killing. Good evening. Im tom llamas. We begin with the breaking news, a mass shooting at an american church. A gunman opening fire during a service at the First Baptist church in sutherland springs, a tiny town just southeast of san antonio. At least 27 killed, including the pastors 14yearold daughter. Dozens more injured. Many of them airlifted to nearby hospitals. Fbi special agents now on the scene. An entire town in shock. As they learn the devastating news. This massacre, now the Deadliest Church shooting in america, and the fourth deadliest in modern history, behind las vegas, orlando, and Virginia Tech. Weve just learned the president has been briefed several times, both he and the first lady expressing condolences. Joining an entire nation asking why. And Law Enforcement officials have identified the suspect as devin kelley. We start with marcus moore on the scene. Reporter tonight, a tiny texas town, the site of a
Devin kelley entered the church with a ballistic vest on dressed in all black. A neighbor called him a normal guy with a wife and children. Right now, lets get to our reporter live, Kourtney Fisher in sutherland springs, texas with the very latest. Kourtney . Reporter investigators will work through the night at the First Baptist church. Meanwhile, residents in this small texas town are coming together. Mourning their friends, their families, their lives lost at this sunday church service. A vigil sunday night for the victims of the Deadliest Church mass shooting in modern u. S. History. The tragedy unleashing a massive response from First Responders and residents of this small town of about 650 people, about 35 miles southeast of san antonio. The second we knew what was going on, we just ran over there to help. As much as we could. Reporter families in tears outside the church, wait stog hear about loved ones, praying for their safety. Anyone in that church that died, we know theyre i
Niners are now 09. Worst record in the nfl right now and next week the browns are next to them, the browns had a bye week. They are winless also. The tampa bay are 26. Here is 49er head coach after the game. And you know, just when you are not going much offensively, just to still be in it, it means they are given a chance. I know they ended up getting some runs and increasing it. I thought we made them work hard down the field i mean it is frustrating. But any time you lose, it stinks, but, you know, you got to go back and look at the film and see what we can learn from it. We do it to ourselves each week and that comes from guys like me, it is my fifth year having to step up and assuming that role. And i have to do a better job at that. Do a better job helping my quarterback. I have experience over him. I got to be the person to make him better and make everybody else better. And all the soo stuff wont matter. Any penalty we have, i got to make those. Well graroppolo was the big stor
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
The middle east. Pushing oil prices higher. And a tiger pounces on this zookeeper as a horrified crowd looks on. How she escaped. We do say good morning, everyone. Im kendis gibson. And im Adrienne Bankert in for diane macedo. The second mass shooting in just over a month playing out in a tiny texas town. Mourners gathered in rural Sutherland Springs to pay tribute to the 26 people who were brutally shot and killed during sundays service. Unsuspecting families who came to worship had nowhere to hide from the onslaught of bullets from the gunmans militarystyle Assault Rifle. The shooter was an air force veteran with a history of violence including a military conviction but somehow got his hands on a gun anyway. A abcs Danya Bacchus begins our coverage. Reporter a small texas town now mourning 26 of their neighbors gunned down yesterday in the Deadliest Church shooting in modern u. S. History. It began shortly after 11 20 sunday morning. A gunman walked into the First Baptist church in S