Multiple people were shot at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, according to reports.
Police responded to reports of gunfire at First Baptist Church. It’s unknown how many people were wounded or killed, but there are multiple victims. According to ABC News, at least 20 are dead and more than 20 were injured.
According to the Wilson County News, the gunman allegedly walked into the church and began shooting. The shooter is now dead, police said.
Sutherland Springs is located outside of San Antonio.
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Our prayers are with all who were harmed by this evil act. Our thanks to law enforcement for their response. More details from DPS soon. https://t.co/KMCRmOPkiM
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) November 5, 2017
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UPDATE: At least 20 dead, 20 injured in Texas church shooting https://t.co/IzkZHizEUp pic.twitter.com/LiOgoA7HlK
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) November 5, 2017
Quick! Confiscate all guns!
Prayers up for all the victims and their loved ones.
CBS News reports Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, is the suspect behind the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) November 5, 2017
CBS News reports:
Suspect is fmr. US Air Force E1
(2010-2014)
He received a dishonorable discharge
He was court martialed in May 2014 https://t.co/I2IYB1Ih9D— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) November 5, 2017
Armed citizen engaged #southlandshooter who dropped his weapon and fled the church property. #PressConference #churchshooting
— Gayle Trotter (@gayletrotter) November 5, 2017
.@GovAbbott: "There are 26 lives that have been lost."
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) November 5, 2017
27 dead, 24 injured after church shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs – east of San Antonio. Gunman killed after brief chase, reports @CNN. pic.twitter.com/3p02tH2jc7
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) November 5, 2017
This is horrific! More than half the church members dead, and who knows how many will survive their wounds still? Prayers up for all families involved! I pray that good comes out of this. Who knows but that this may just spark a revival in this small town or even in the whole state of Texas? May their deaths not be in vain.
Pray for righteousness to be restored and for the peace of Jerusalem
BREAKING: DPS confirms the Sutherland Springs suspect "engaged in gunfight" with another citizen who tried to stop him. Cannot confirm if citizen killed him or if it was self-inflicted gunshot.
— Kris Betts (@KrisB_KVUE) November 5, 2017
If the shooter was in fact dishonorably discharged then it was illegal for him to purchase or possess firearms https://t.co/IMYs0iFjew https://t.co/rvunruxrdM
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) November 6, 2017
JUST IN: Texas church shooter was court-martialed in 2012 for assault on his spouse and their child and received a Bad Conduct Discharge
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 6, 2017
Unlike a dishonorable discharge, a BCD is not an automatic bar to gun ownership; depends on the offense you were convicted of. https://t.co/bT1pGxw1li
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) November 6, 2017
The court-martial charge was domestic violence, which is its own prohibited persons category per 18 USC 922(g). https://t.co/e5zMB6DlMi
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 6, 2017
Supreme Court upheld federal gun ban for domestic violence offenders last year. This guy shouldn't have had a gun.https://t.co/yLOJrLPbrl
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) November 6, 2017
The gunman who killed 26 people at a Texas church was shot by an armed resident before he shot himself, Sheriff Joe Tackitt told CNN. pic.twitter.com/xAjZsXtzMS
— Potash (@LarryPotash) November 6, 2017
ABBOTT: "Devin Kelley sought to get a license to carry a gun in the state of Texas, but the State of Texas denied him the ability to get a gun."
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) November 6, 2017
Cruz: There is a peculiar evil that can worship God, pray with people, come back and murder those very same people https://t.co/yxID0Plk9u
— CNN (@CNN) November 6, 2017
NEW: U.S. Air Force issues statement saying #SutherlandSprings shooter's domestic violence offense was NOT entered into the NICS database. pic.twitter.com/Y2dLtlAcZB
— Alexandra Samuels (@AlexSamuelsx5) November 6, 2017
.@tedcruz: Law enforcement told me "had Mr. Willeford not stepped up &…shot the shooter that a lot more people would've been killed." pic.twitter.com/W8FmslFALV
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 7, 2017
.@tedcruz: "In 2010, 48,000 felons & fugitives…illegally tried to purchase guns, [the Obama administration] prosecuted only 44 of them." pic.twitter.com/Do1iiz6X8a
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 7, 2017
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