At least 26 dead in South Texas church shooting, officials say
2017-11-06 09:45:45 source：The Washington Post
November 5, 2017
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — A lone gunman shot and killed more than two dozen people Sunday inside a small community church in South Texas before fleeing and later being found dead several miles from the scene, authorities said.
The mass shooting, which left at least 20 others injured, happened during morning services at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a countryside town about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio. The dead ranged in age from 5 to 72, authorities said, most shot in pews as they worshiped.
“At this moment in time, there are 26 lives that have been lost,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said during an early evening news conference. “We don’t know if that number will rise or not, all we know is that’s too many and this will be a long, suffering mourning for those in pain.”
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