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]
References
change- ↑ Medina, Steve Spriester, Mariah (February 6, 2018). "700 rounds in 11 minutes: Sutherland Springs survivor says he's amazed he's alive". KSAT.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Shadrock, Chris, Erica Hernandez, Max Massey, and Van Darden (November 5, 2017). "Man who opened fire in Sutherland Springs church now dead, police say". KSAT. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Andone, Dakin, Kaylee Hartung, and Sheena Jones. "FBI responding to scene of a shooting outside San Antonio, Texas". CNN. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "'Mass shooting' at church in Texas". BBC News. November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ↑ Nestel, M. L. (November 5, 2017). "At least 20 dead and 30 injured in Texas church shooting". ABCNews. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ↑ Weill, Kelly (November 5, 2017). "Deadliest Church Shooting in American History Kills More Than 20 in Texas". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ↑ Pilkington, Ed (November 5, 2017). "'Multiple deaths' in shooting at Baptist church in south Texas – sheriff". The Guardian. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ↑ Donald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump] (November 5, 2017). "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" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ David, Everett Rosenfeld, Javier E. (November 5, 2017). "Authorities identify gunman in the Texas church massacre".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Winter, Jana; Weill, Kelly; Bertness, Sarah (November 5, 2017). "Devin Patrick Kelley ID'd as Sutherland Springs Church Killer". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Sutherland Springs church killer reportedly identified as Devin Patrick Kelley" New York Daily News, November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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