US: Texas church shooting leaves many dead - UPDATE

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By Dakin Andone, Kaylee Hartung and Darran Simon, CNN

Updated 0148 GMT (0948 HKT) November 6, 2017

(CNN) At least 26 people were killed in Sunday's church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said at a press conference.

Here are the latest developments:

  • The shooter has been identified as 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley, according to two law enforcement sources who have been briefed on the investigation.
  • The gunman used a .223 rifle and additional firearms were found in his vehicle, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told CNN.
  • Kelley was previously a member of the US Air Force and served at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico from 2010 until his discharge, according to Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek. The Air Force did not provide a date or condition of the discharge.
  • Speaking from Japan, President Donald Trump condemned the shooting as an "act of evil" and called it "horrific."
  • "We don't know names of any of the victims at this time," said Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt in a press conference Sunday evening. As victims are identified, next of kin will be notified, he said.

The attack

The community

The victims

The church

The reaction




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May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene. I am monitoring the situation from Japan.

CNN's Sheena Jones, Alaa Elassar, Shawn Nottingham and Evan Perez contributed to this report

At least 27 people have died after a gunman opened fire at a church in Texas during Sunday services, police say.

Published November 5, 2017

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