Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

posted by takyon on Monday November 06 2017, @02:25AM   Printer-friendly
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.

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
  • (Score: 5, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @06:33AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @06:33AM (#592893)

    Gun control is a stupid concept

    So stupid that the entire civilized world practices it.

    Starting Score:    0  points
    Moderation   +5  
       Interesting=1, Informative=1, Touché=3, Total=5
    Extra 'Touché' Modifier   0  

    Total Score:   5  
  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @07:10AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @07:10AM (#592910)

    Most of those same "civilized" countries punishment people for things such as hate speech. The mere fact that many/all of so-called "civilized" countries do something does not mean that something is okay. Now, with that said, the US is also an authoritarian country, just in different ways.

    • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @04:58PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @04:58PM (#593162)

      The mere fact that many/all of so-called "civilized" countries do something does not mean that something is okay.

      No, it doesn't. But it does give us something to compare results against to decide whether a policy change would make sense. A couple examples:

      * In the case of gun control, those countries that have greater gun control have far, far less gun deaths. Maybe worth looking at?

      * Universal Healtcare, the vast majority of 1st world countries that have this, have cheaper and more effective healthcare. Maybe worth considering, heh?

      I'm sure we can find examples where current US policy look positive as well.