Reading News 4U: At least 27 dead, more than two dozen injured in shooting at rural Texas church
Sunday, November 05, 2017
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| Renee Pomeroy, 14-year-old girl, duaghter of Pastor Frank Pomeroy, was the first one killed in the church. |
VietPress USA (Nov. 5th, 2017): Today on Sunday, Nov. 5th, 2017, at around 11:15am, a gunman stepped in to the First Baptist Church and opened fire brutally that killed at least 27 parishioners and injured 27 others. The alleged shooter, who has not been identified, is also dead following the massacre.
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At least 27 dead, more than two dozen injured in shooting at rural Texas church
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At least 27 people were killed and 27 others injured in a mass shooting at a church in rural Texas this morning, a law enforcement official told ABC News.
The alleged shooter, who has not been identified, is dead following the massacre in Sutherland Springs, about 40 miles southeast of San Antonio, authorities said.
Among those killed at the First Baptist Church was a 14-year-old girl named Annabelle Renee Pomeroy, according to her father, Frank Pomeroy, who is a pastor at the church.
Annabelle “was one very beautiful, special child,” Pomeroy told ABC News by phone.
Pomeroy said he was in Oklahoma this morning -- a rare weekend that he wasn't at the church.
The other victims are all close friends of his, he said.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely, or lean, on your own understanding," he said. "You see God's understanding is far greater and there may be things that are taking place that you don't understand but you still need to do what God's calling you to do."
'We heard several shots and we all started running'
A woman who said she works at a gas station across the street from the church told ABC News she heard rapid gunfire around 11:15 a.m.
Congregants fled the church and ran to the station cowering for cover, she said.
“We heard several shots and we all started running inside the store,” said the woman, who said she is 49 but declined to give her name.
“It lasted about 15 seconds," she said. "I yelled, ‘Get down! Get inside!’ and we all went into hiding.”
Within minutes of the gunfire, emergency personnel arrived at the scene, she said.
She said the gas station locked its doors and has not reopened.
A church turns into a crime scene
The First Baptist Church is an unassuming, white building with a red-hued door, with numerous flags in front, including an American flag and one for the Lone Star State. It’s on what appears to be a dusty road in a rural area.
Police formed a perimeter around the church and flooded its grounds with emergency and police vehicles, according to ABC affiliate KSAT-TV in San Antonio. Agents from the FBIand ATF have responded to the scene.
