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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @08:11PM (1 child)
In the USA, cities: are run by democrats, are full of violent crime, have strict gun control
In the USA, non-city areas: are run by republicans, have very little crime, and have very little gun control
Based on this, you might suspect that there could be cause-and-effect relationships. Perhaps gun control causes violence, at least in the USA.
Also, if you ignore the cities, the USA is really non-violent. We're similar to the best parts of Europe.
Maybe the solution isn't gun control. Maybe the solution is democrat control, or some sort of city control. You could also look at the sorts of people who live in cities, and then decide to not let more of them into the USA.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 06 2017, @11:55PM
nah you just need your second amendment repealed. the sense of entitlement regarding owning firearms is the root of the problem.