Final encounter with the suspect. President trump tonight weighing in from overseas, calling the killer, quote, deranged. And insisting this isnt a guns situation. Also tonight, senator rand paul attacked outside his home. His injuries now more serious than first reported. Dhe damaging storms hitting a significant part of this country. A ef2 on the ground for more than an hour. Ginger zee with the big change coming to the east. Good evening from souther land springs. The scene of unspeakablerror. Worshippers gunned down. It comes just 35 days after las vegas. And if you look behind me tonight, you can see the massive presence. Federal thorities, the fbi, local authorities all here on the scene. This is the back side of the church. The front, tonight, they have cordoned off. This evening, the fbi truck stands in front of the First Baptist church where, of course, 26 lives were lost in a hail of bullets. The youngest, just a year and a half hold. About halff the victims were e pastor and
Reaction now coming in to those comments as the devastated Community Mourns the victims in this latest mass shooting. A special edition of Good Morning America starts now. And good morning, america. Here we are again. Another week, another mass shooting in america. We have seen them in offices and schools, weve seen them in concerts and movie theaters, walmarts and starbucks. This time the killer and his gun entered a small church in a small town in texas. You are looking live at the First Baptist church in Sutherland Springs where worshippers were gunned down as you know during a sunday morning service. Much like this one that was recorded in the church last week. The pastor was out of town yesterday with his wife. But their 14yearold daughter was one of the victims. The few images we have of the church show just how small it is, really nowhere to hide. Tiny church. Here is what we know right now, at least 26 people killed. 20 injured. The shooter who died after a car chase was 26 yea
He was a hard worker. A very, very good man. As they cope with one of the worst Mass Shootings in u. S. History. Today, monday, november 6th, 2017. From nbc news, this is a special edition of today, texas Church Shooting. With matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. We start this show the way weve started way too many shows in the past, trying to get answers to another act of unspeakable violence. Hard to believe it happened again. We want to get to the latest overnight. As we mentioned, at least 26 people were killed, 20 others wounded. And the youngest victim was just 5 years old. Also dead the gunman identified as 26yearold devin kelley. Police said he was dressed in black tacticalstyle gear and armed with an Assault Rifle. He opened fire outside of the First Baptist church near san antonio then went inside and turned that weapon on specting. Investigators are poring through his backgrou
And child. Received a bad conduct discharge from the air force and nature of the charge should have prevented him from having a company. Didnt have license to carry. Was working as manager at park. Authorities believe he died from selfinflicted gunshot wound. They have video from the shooting inside the church. Witnesses on the scene describe it as horrific. More than half the people inside the church were shot or killed. In sutherland springs, texas, maggie rulli, abc news. We want to look at sutherland springs, texas, department of Public Safety is giving an update on the shooting. Take a listen. Process, begin forensic mapping and trajectory analysis tomorrow. What i can tell you today autopsy was performed on the shooter. I used shooter instead of the suspects nachlt we dont want to glorify him and what hes done. Autopsy was conducted this morning, he sustained three gunshot wounds, two from the armed citizen, one of those in the leg and another in the torso. And he had a third gun
Of female candidates on your ballot this election day morning. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im gigi stone woods. And im phillip mena. This morning distraught family members, friends and now lawmakers are demanding answers following sundays Texas Church Massacre as we learn more about the 26yearold emotionally disturbed gunman, his violent past and contentious relationships. Devin patrick kelley, a nearby native was Court Martialed out of the air force on two charges of assault. Convicted of fracturing the skull of his infant stepson and of assaulting his wife. He spent a year in military prison, was bumped down a rank and discharged on bad conduct. His wife divorced him and two former girlfriends said he stalked them. He still managed to purchase guns the last several years something strictly prohibited for those who have been convicted. And now the air force is getting the brunt of the blame for not entering kelleys criminal record into the national database. A move tha