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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.

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @06:55AM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @06:55AM (#592902)

    And then what?

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 06 2017, @07:17AM (5 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 06 2017, @07:17AM (#592914) Journal
    And then you're out of the revolution.
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @09:28AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @09:28AM (#592948)

      So, good riddance, we'll manage easier without them.

      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 06 2017, @03:23PM

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 06 2017, @03:23PM (#593089) Journal

        So, good riddance, we'll manage easier without them.

        Yes, we didn't need that prosperity anyway. There's a reason most people aren't on board with revolution. It's because the revolutionists completely ignore the harm they cause and are perfectly willing to starve the populace (in the process creating more inequality than they attempted to fix) for frivolous ideological reasons.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by TheRaven on Monday November 06 2017, @09:45AM (2 children)

      by TheRaven (270) on Monday November 06 2017, @09:45AM (#592958) Journal
      And, more importantly, you have already passed laws / treaties allowing free movement of capital (sorry 'free trade treaties'), and spread enough of your wealth around the world that even if your country implodes you're rich as long as you can get to the plane.
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      sudo mod me up
      • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday November 06 2017, @02:17PM (1 child)

        by Phoenix666 (552) on Monday November 06 2017, @02:17PM (#593039) Journal

        Currencies and markets totally wouldn't crash and erase that wealth immediately. Local warlords and gangsters totally wouldn't take advantage of the collapse of the American superpower to seize all that distributed wealth.

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        Washington DC delenda est.
        • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday November 06 2017, @03:25PM

          by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 06 2017, @03:25PM (#593092) Journal

          Currencies and markets totally wouldn't crash and erase that wealth immediately.

          Indeed. The wealth that couldn't be moved would probably be lost, but not everything outside of the country.

          Local warlords and gangsters totally wouldn't take advantage of the collapse of the American superpower to seize all that distributed wealth.

          There are other countries out there in the world.