Unic Press UK: Many people were killed, while several others were injured when a gunman, who was armed with a rifle, attacked innocents in a church located in rural Texas, the authorities at Wilson County said.
Twenty-three people were found dead inside the church, two were found dead outside the church, another person has been confirmed dead. About twenty people were transported to a hospital.
The suspected shooter, a young white male in his twenties, Devin Kelley of the City of New Braunfels, Texas, stormed the church at circa 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, the 5th November 2017.
The suspect was found dead in a car. At the time of this report, the authorities have yet to confirm whether he died of self-inflicted gunshots, or whether he was shot by a local who had engaged him in a shootout.
Reactions on Twitter
Sending out my most heartfelt condolences out to the families in that Texas church shooting. What was done in that church is despicable.
— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) November 6, 2017
Can you sleep tonight, colleagues, when the price of gun lobby goodwill is this – blood soaked church and school floors, city streets?
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) November 5, 2017
Whoa, this statement from @ChrisMurphyCT on the Sutherland Springs, Texas shooting is extremely powerful. Wow. pic.twitter.com/4qyP3sH9co
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) November 5, 2017
