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Update: 'At least 27 people killed' at a Texas church and multiple people injured ...
The Daily Mail ^ | 11/05/2017 | Valerie Edwards

Posted on 11/05/2017 11:11:39 AM PST by Enlightened1

At least 16 people have been shot inside a Texas church after a gunman opened fire during the Sunday morning service.  

The shooting happened at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, where around 50 people usually attend service, according to local reports.  

Witnesses said a man 'in full gear' walked inside the church and opened fire just before 10.30am. 

At least 16 people have been shot inside a Texas church after a gunman opened fire during the Sunday morning service at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs (pictured)

Neighbors in the area said they may have heard the shooter reload multiple times. 

Another witness at the scene said a two-year-old was also shot in the attack.

According to KSAT, there were at least six helicopters called in to transport victims to the hospital. 

It's unclear if anyone was fatally wounded in the attack.

 

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist; church; churchshooting; devinpatrickkelley; fire; firstbaptist; gunman; opens; rural; sanantonio; shooting; sutherlandsprings; texas
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To: hoosierham

***The early colonists knew better.***

They were required to bring their guns to church and do militia drills after. Earlier, in England, they were required to bring their longbows and arrows to church for the same reason.


41 posted on 11/05/2017 11:37:59 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: ChuckHam

Thank you.


42 posted on 11/05/2017 11:38:10 AM PST by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: Old Yeller

Having relatives there, I often here them lament that Texas isn’t the state it used to be.


43 posted on 11/05/2017 11:38:31 AM PST by Jagdgewehr (It will take blood.)
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To: Enlightened1

We hear about church shootings too often. How about an armed guard at the front entrance?

Such evil in this world! Has it always been so, or do we hear of it because of easy access to news everywhere?


44 posted on 11/05/2017 11:39:23 AM PST by Exit148 ((Loose Chnge Club founder) Put yours aside for the next Freepathon!)
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To: Jagdgewehr

here = hear


45 posted on 11/05/2017 11:39:44 AM PST by Jagdgewehr (It will take blood.)
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To: pierrem15

Agreed. The media has brainwashed so many people.


46 posted on 11/05/2017 11:40:26 AM PST by EdnaMode
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To: pierrem15
The current social environment is bringing the kooks out of the woodwork. My theory is that all the political hate you see everywhere is inclining the mentally ill to act out violently.

I think Rand Paul would agree.


47 posted on 11/05/2017 11:40:30 AM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: DainBramage

Now THAT is a thought.


48 posted on 11/05/2017 11:41:17 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: knarf

He’s dead Jim. So someone shot him which is why I carry to church.


49 posted on 11/05/2017 11:41:38 AM PST by Mercat (I know my redeemer lives.)
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To: I want the USA back

He’s dead.


50 posted on 11/05/2017 11:41:57 AM PST by rdl6989
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To: Exit148

Many large churches have armed guards. One killed a shooter in Colorado Springs a few years ago.

This church is small and in a small town. Armed guards rare in those cases. I live in a town of 600. Many here never lock there doors, even when they leave town for a week.


51 posted on 11/05/2017 11:42:10 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (CNN IS ISIS.)
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take with a grain of salt. it's twitter.

52 posted on 11/05/2017 11:42:21 AM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: All

24 dead.


53 posted on 11/05/2017 11:43:36 AM PST by rdl6989
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To: Guenevere

CNN probably knows (through internal leaks from police). Digging through his Facebook profile before his name is made public which is when Fakebook will then delete/suppress his profile.


54 posted on 11/05/2017 11:44:09 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: rdl6989

I forgot to add the link.

http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id6701


55 posted on 11/05/2017 11:44:13 AM PST by rdl6989
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To: ChuckHam; maggief; All

Josh Caplan
@joshdcaplan
1m
MSNBC: Wilson County Commissioner Albert Gamez Jr. reports up to 24 dead in Sutherland Springs church shooting

...
also on Twitter a local cop reports fbi on scene very quickly.


56 posted on 11/05/2017 11:46:01 AM PST by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: EnglishOnly

-—Where’s the Security?-—

Huh?

This seems to be a small church.

Very few churches have a security detail for services...


57 posted on 11/05/2017 11:47:13 AM PST by Popman (My sin was great, Your love was greater  What could separate us now…)
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To: Old Yeller

Love your tag line. Too true!


58 posted on 11/05/2017 11:48:34 AM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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To: cyclotic

Maryland just opens itself up to a real bad type of black market problem. That is my thought.


59 posted on 11/05/2017 11:49:10 AM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Enlightened1
Possibilities:

1. Racial motive?
2. Disgruntled member of congregation?
3. Christian hater/antifa/gay activist?
4. ???
60 posted on 11/05/2017 11:49:13 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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