asterix Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 At least 27 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a church during Sunday services, police say.The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County, Texas. Police official Albert Gamez Jr confirmed the number of fatalities to CBS News.The gunman, who is reported to have been killed in the aftermath, entered the church and opened fire at around 11:30 local time (17:30 GMT). "The details are kind of sketchy but what I know right now, what they're telling me, like 27 deceased and over 20, 25 injured," Mr Gamez Jr said. "They're talking about the shooter is dead also," he added. About 50 people usually attend the service, locals said. Local media outlets reported that children were among the dead. The gunman died after a brief car chase into nearby Guadalupe County slightly to the north, a Sherriff's Office deputy from that county told CNN. But it is not clear if he was killed by police or killed himself, the spokesman said.One witness, Carrie Matula, told NBC News: "We heard semi-automatic gunfire… we're only about 50 yards away from this church.""This is a very small community, so everyone was very curious as to what was going on."The pastor and his wife were out of town at the time, the pastor of neighbouring River Oak Church told KSAT 12. "We were in the middle of our church service down the road when we got phone calls from friends about this - and they said there was an active shooter at First Baptist Church," he said. "We had some first responders in our church, who immediately left and went down there. And then my church went to do what we do - we started praying… we knew the best thing we could do was stay out of the way". He said people had been told some news which was "private and personal for the families that are here… we cannot release any of that". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41880511 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 White perp! No terrorism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEng Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I've heard of few arguments against gun control laws in dedicated right wing republican youtube channels and the reason they present is that taking away guns is an attack on American individualism/freedom - the very concept the nation was built on. It's high time people stop seeing everything from a political lens and start caring for the community as a whole. Under_Score 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Senseless So once confirmed if attacker is white, the headline remains unchanged probably add "lone wolf" but if a Muslim non-White then shooting changes to Terror attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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