At least 26 people were killed and 20 other wounded after an armed assailant opened fire at a Baptist church in the US state of Texas on Sunday. The incident took place at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small community about 50 kilometers southeast of San Antonio.
The gunman reportedly walked into the church shortly before noon — at a morning service that witnesses said was normally attended by around 50 people — and opened fire. According to officials a civilian with a gun confronted the attacker and chased him away. The shooter was later found dead in his car along with several weapons. While there in no official word on who the shooter was, two officials speaking on the condition of anonymity to The Associated Press identified him as Devid Kelly. The motive of the attack has not been determined yet.
US President Doinald Trump called the shooting an “an act of evil” and denounced the violence in “a place of sacred worship” and pledged the full support of the federal government. He said that in a time of grief, “Americans will do what we do best: we pull together and join hands and lock arms and through the tears and sadness we stand strong.”
