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At Least 26 Killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas Church Shooting

posted by takyon on Monday November 06 2017, @02:25AM   

At Least 26 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire In South Texas Church

Federal authorities are responding to a shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a small community southeast of San Antonio.

In a press conference Sunday night, an official from the Texas Department of Public Safety described the scene: Around 11:20 am, the suspect, dressed in black, approached the church and began firing an assault rifle. He then entered the church and continued firing.

Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed that at least 26 people were killed. A Texas Department of Public Safety official said the ages of the victims ranged from 5 to 72 years old. The AP reports that the pastor's 14-year-old daughter is among the dead.

The Department of Public Safety confirmed to NPR that at least 20 others were wounded. A DPS official said in the press conference that the gunman was confronted by an armed civilian outside of the church.

The shooter, who was found dead in neighboring Guadalupe County, has been identified as Devin Kelley, 26, a former Air Force member.

• interesting facebook group he was in interesting facebook group he was in (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @03:44AM (5 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @03:44AM (#592808)

  This was his Facebook page. Note the "Together We Rise" group:
  https://i.imgur.com/d5BSHHO.png [imgur.com]

  Here is the "Together We Rise" group:
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1441961382721180/photos/ [facebook.com]

  It's ctrl-left.

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• Re:interesting facebook group he was in Re:interesting facebook group he was in (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @04:22AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @04:22AM (#592837)

  Who created the Facebook page?

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  • Re:interesting facebook group he was in (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @05:04AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @05:04AM (#592867)

    > Who created the Facebook page?

    No idea, but maybe FB knows, and it will come out in the investigation?

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• Re:interesting facebook group he was in Re:interesting facebook group he was in (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @08:36AM (2 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @08:36AM (#592932)

  what the hell is "ctrl-left"?

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  • Re:interesting facebook group he was in (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @09:37AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @09:37AM (#592952)

    I'm guessing it's a term for the authoritarian "left". A pun based on alt-right and the ironic equally fascist tendencies of antifa.

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  • Re:interesting facebook group he was in (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday November 07 2017, @09:20AM

    by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Tuesday November 07 2017, @09:20AM (#593569) Homepage

    It's a term that pisses off all of us shift-liberals.

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    Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves

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