An unknown man on November 5, on Sunday, went to the First Baptist Church in the south of Texas and opened fire on people who were inside. This is reported by local TV channels KSAT 12 and KENS 5.
#BREAKING Shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. pic. twitter. com / FclGfvwOx9 - Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 5, 2017 According to the publications, the shooting took place around 11:30 local time (19:30 in Kiev). The church is located in the southern part of the state, in the community of Sutherland Springs near the city of San Antonio.
The local sheriff confirmed that there are victims (among them there are children) and the deceased. Police said the shooter was killed.
As specifies BBC, at least 27 people were lost as a result of shooting which was opened by the unknown person in one of the Baptist churches in the American state of Texas, near the city of San Antonio. Dozens are injured.
The attack occurred in 11. 30 local time. At this time in the church there was a Sunday service.
The shooter was killed by a police crew who arrived on the scene, the ministry reported..
He opened fire in a Baptist church in the Texas city of Sutherland Springs (USA) 5 years ago was convicted by a military tribunal for attacking his wife and child, said the press secretary of the US Air Force Ann Stefanek.
"Having opened fire at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas was convicted by a military tribunal in 2012 for attacking a spouse and their child," CNN E. Stefanek.
She clarified that "Devin Kelly received two charges under Article 128 of the Unified Code of Military Justice".
Stefanek also said that "D. Kelly was dismissed for disciplinary reasons in 2014 and was under arrest for 12 months ".
Earlier, CBS reported that the man who opened the shooting in Texas was married.
The CNN channel, citing US Air Force spokesman Anne Stefanek, said that D. Kelly "previously served on the US Air Force" and "was engaged in ensuring the logistics of the rear at the Holloman Air Base, New Mexico from 2010 until his dismissal".
As a result of shooting in the Baptist church in the Texas city of Sutherland Springs (USA), 26 people were killed, about 20 injured. This is the most bloody incident of its kind in the history of the state, the governor of Texas.