Man kills 2 inside Texas church
TEXAS, USA - Two parishioners were killed when a gunman opened fire in a Texas church Sunday. Within seconds, members of the church security team shot and killed the suspect.
Two parishioners were killed when a gunman opened fire in a Texas church Sunday. Within seconds, members of the church security team shot and killed the suspect.
Neither the victims nor the shooter have been named by authorities as of Monday morning, although officials said the suspect had been arrested multiple times in different municipalities.
"The shooter is relatively transient but has roots to this area," Special Agent in Charge FBI Dallas Matthew Desarno told reporters Sunday night. He added the shooter was not on any sort of watch list.
The shooter and one of the victims died on the way to the hospital, Medstar Mobile Healthcare spokesperson Macara Trusty said. The second victim flatlined, was revived and later died, authorities said.
City Police Chief J.P. Bevering said the shooter entered West Freeway Church of Christ and sat down in the sanctuary just before 11 a.m. CT Sunday. He then stood, pulled out a shotgun and shot two parishioners, Bevering said.
A video livestreamed from the church, seen by CNN, appears to show the shooting from start to finish. Lisa Farmer, the wife of the West Freeway Church of Christ Minister Britt Farmer, was not inside the church at the time of the shooting but told CNN the video shows the inside of the church building.
The shooter can be seen in the video seated in a pew wearing dark clothing before he gets up and approaches someone in a back corner and appears to talk to them. The individual gestures towards the center of the church before the shooter pulls out a shotgun and starts firing. As gunfire ensues, some parishioners are seen taking cover under their pews while others rush out of the sanctuary.
Another man with a handgun is seen in the video immediately engaging with the shooter and taking him down. Once the shooter is subdued, several other parishioners are seen approaching with their weapons drawn.
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