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.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @07:13AM (1 child)
They are entirely different cultures, so even showing a lower murder rate in European countries would not be sufficient evidence to prove that gun control is all that effective. The US is fighting a very large-scale war on drugs, for example, so there are too many factors involved here.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday November 06 2017, @08:20AM
If that is what you imply, I will agree with your assertion that, in the eye of a differently cultured European, the USians look like... well.. a bit on the savage side.
But the question is: will such a statistic show that the AC to which I was replying actually need a gun to feel safer in Europe than in US?
Refreshing the context, here's what AC was saying;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford