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Sutherland Springs church shooting

Coordinates: 29°16′24″N 98°03′23″W / 29.2732°N 98.0564°W / 29.2732; -98.0564
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Sutherland Springs church shooting
Part of mass shootings in the United States
LocationFirst Baptist Church
216 4th Street
Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates29°16′24″N 98°03′23″W / 29.2732°N 98.0564°W / 29.2732; -98.0564
DateNovember 5, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-05)
c. 11:20 a.m. – c. 11:31 a.m.[1] (CST)
Attack type
Mass shooting, murder–suicide,
Weapon
Deaths27 (including the perpetrator and an unborn child)
Injured
22
PerpetratorDevin Patrick Kelley
DefenderStephen Willeford
MotiveAnti-Christian Sentiment

On November 5, 2017, was a mass shooting that took place at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, United States.[2][3]

The gunman reportedly entered the church around 11:30 am CST and started firing.[4] The shooter was killed after a chase with local law enforcement. At least 27 people were killed including the man who did the shooting.[4] One of the victims was the pastor's 14-year-old daughter. 22 people were injured in the shooting.[5] The shooter was vocally Anti-Christian.[6]

The shooting is the deadliest at a church in U.S. history. More people were killed than in the Charleston church shooting in South Carolina in 2015.[7]

President Donald Trump was in Japan at the time of the attack. He tweeted, "May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene. I am monitoring the situation from Japan."[8][9]

A few hours after the shooting, it was learned that the shooter was 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley.[10] He served in the U.S. Air Force from 2009 to 2013 before being told to leave.[11] For a short time he was an unpaid helper at a Vacation Bible School in Kingsville, Texas.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ Medina, Steve Spriester, Mariah (February 6, 2018). "700 rounds in 11 minutes: Sutherland Springs survivor says he's amazed he's alive". KSAT.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Shadrock, Chris, Erica Hernandez, Max Massey, and Van Darden (November 5, 2017). "Man who opened fire in Sutherland Springs church now dead, police say". KSAT. Retrieved November 5, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Andone, Dakin, Kaylee Hartung, and Sheena Jones. "FBI responding to scene of a shooting outside San Antonio, Texas". CNN. Retrieved November 5, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "'Mass shooting' at church in Texas". BBC News. November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Press, By Eric Gay and Jamie Stengle, Associated (2024-08-12). "Crews begin demolishing Sutherland Springs church where gunman killed more than two dozen in 2017". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Blinder, Alan; Philipps, Dave; Jr, Richard A. Oppel (2017-11-06). "In 2012 Assault, Texas Gunman Broke Skull of Infant Stepson". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  7. ↑ Weill, Kelly (November 5, 2017). "Deadliest Church Shooting in American History Kills More Than 20 in Texas". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ Pilkington, Ed (November 5, 2017). "'Multiple deaths' in shooting at Baptist church in south Texas – sheriff". The Guardian. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ Donald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump] (November 5, 2017). "May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene. I am monitoring the situation from Japan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ David, Everett Rosenfeld, Javier E. (November 5, 2017). "Authorities identify gunman in the Texas church massacre".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Winter, Jana; Weill, Kelly; Bertness, Sarah (November 5, 2017). "Devin Patrick Kelley ID'd as Sutherland Springs Church Killer". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Sutherland Springs church killer reportedly identified as Devin Patrick Kelley" New York Daily News, November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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