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at least 20 people have been killed and dozens injured in a shooting in texas, according to the authorities there. a gunman opened fire at a church in sutherland springs, near san antonio. he s believed to have been killed. 0ur north america correspondent james cook has the latest. mid morning on a sunday, and like millions of americans, the people of sutherland springs were at worship. in the first baptist church, the serenity was shattered when a man opened fire at a service normally attended by around 50 people. the church pastor s 14 year old daughter is reportedly among the dead. 0ne witness described how she took shelter when the shooting began. i m about 50 yards away. there s a row of houses. we went running outside when we heard the shots, and we looked at each other and said, i m not going to be outside for bullets to fly, because we had ricochets. so we went back into the store, where we had a couple customers. and then the owner decided to go ahead and close ....
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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, let s 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 th ....
he then entered the church and continued shooting. rob has been monitoring the news, and he s 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 26-year-old devin kelley. his victims ranging in age from 5 to 72 years old. among the victims, the 14-year- old daughter of the church s pastor frank pomeroy. the pastor and his wife were traveling out of stat ....
reporter: good evening, as law enforcement in sutherland springs, texas try to search for answers in the now grieving community where 26 lives were lost, the texas governor greg abbot said in part today i ask for every mom and dad tonight that you put your arm around your kid and give them a big hug and let you know how much you love them. the governor called it the deadliest mass shooting in the state s history. the white wood framed baptist church was a focal point for the community. located 30 miles southeast of san antonio, just after 11:30 local time, the day of worship quickly turned into a day of horror. the shooter was identified by lou law enforcement as 26-year- old devin kelley, his victims ranging in age from 5 to 72 years old. among the victims, the 14-year- old daughter of the church s pastor frank pomeroy. the pastor and his wife were traveling out of state when the shooting took place. meanwhile overseas, president trump monitoring the situation said t ....