At least 27 people have been killed in a
church shooting on Sunday in Sutherland Springs, Texas, United States,
while many more injured.
church shooting on Sunday in Sutherland Springs, Texas, United States,
while many more injured.
CNN reports that the shooter
was killed after a brief chase north into neighbouring Guadalupe County,
according to Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Robert Murphy.
was killed after a brief chase north into neighbouring Guadalupe County,
according to Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Robert Murphy.
It is unclear if the shooter was killed by police or took his own life, Murphy said.
The FBI is responding to the scene of
the shooting, according to Michelle Lee, spokeswoman for the FBI’s San
Antonio field office.
the shooting, according to Michelle Lee, spokeswoman for the FBI’s San
Antonio field office.
Local police also have responded to the scene, which occurred at the First Baptist Church, a witness told CNN.
The witness, a cashier at a gas station
across the street from the church, said she heard about 20 shots being
fired in quick succession while a church service was underway around
11.30am local time.
across the street from the church, said she heard about 20 shots being
fired in quick succession while a church service was underway around
11.30am local time.
Wilson County Commissioner, Albert Gamez Jr. told CBS News that 27 people had been killed.
“The details are kind of sketchy but
what I know right now, what they’re telling me, like 27 deceased and
over 20, 25 injured,” Gomez Jr. said.
what I know right now, what they’re telling me, like 27 deceased and
over 20, 25 injured,” Gomez Jr. said.
US President Donald Trump also tweeted,
saying he is “monitoring the situation from Japan” where he has just
started a 12-day tour of Asia.
saying he is “monitoring the situation from Japan” where he has just
started a 12-day tour of Asia.
A law enforcement source told CNN
that a man walked into the church and began shooting about 11.30am
local time. Agents from the San Antonio field office of the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are en route to the scene, the
source said.
that a man walked into the church and began shooting about 11.30am
local time. Agents from the San Antonio field office of the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are en route to the scene, the
source said.
The Connally Memorial Medical Centre in
nearby Floresville, Texas, is “accepting and assessing victims” from the
Sutherland Springs church shooting, according to hospital spokeswoman
Megan Posey. The number of victims is unknown at this time.
nearby Floresville, Texas, is “accepting and assessing victims” from the
Sutherland Springs church shooting, according to hospital spokeswoman
Megan Posey. The number of victims is unknown at this time.
At least eight patients are being
treated at the University Hospital in San Antonio, according to
spokeswoman Leni Kirkman, who adds the situation is still active and the
hospital may receive more patients.
treated at the University Hospital in San Antonio, according to
spokeswoman Leni Kirkman, who adds the situation is still active and the
hospital may receive more patients.
A spokesman for Brooke Army Medical Centre also confirmed to CNN that the facility had received patients from the shooting, but the spokesman didn’t have a specific number.
Dana Fletcher, who owns a business down
the road from the church, told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield that Sutherland
Springs is a “very small” but “very tight-knit community.”
the road from the church, told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield that Sutherland
Springs is a “very small” but “very tight-knit community.”