Sutherland Springs church shooting
On November 5, 2017, a mass shooting took place at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, United States.[2][3]
| Sutherland Springs church shooting | |
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| Part of mass shootings in the United States | |
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| Location | First Baptist Church 216 4th Street Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 29°16′24″N 98°03′23″W / 29.2732°N 98.0564°W |
| Date | November 5, 2017 c. 11:20 a.m. – c. 11:31 a.m.[1] (CST) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, murder–suicide, |
| Weapon | |
| Deaths | 27 (including the perpetrator and an unborn child) |
Injured | 22 |
| Perpetrator | Devin Patrick Kelley |
| Defender | Stephen Willeford |
The gunman reportedly entered the church around 11:30 am CST and started firing.[4] The shooter was killed after a chase with local law enforcement. At least 27 people were killed including the man who did the shooting.[4] One of the victims was the pastor's 14-year-old daughter. At least 30 people were injured in the shooting.[5]
The shooting is the deadliest at a church in U.S. history. More people were killed than in the Charleston church shooting in South Carolina in 2015.[6]
President Donald Trump was in Japan at the time of the attack. He tweeted, "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."[7][8]
A few hours after the shooting, it was learned that the shooter was 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley.[9] He served in the U.S. Air Force from 2009 to 2013 before being told to leave.[10] For a short time he was an unpaid helper at a Vacation Bible School in Kingsville, Texas.[11]
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