BREAKING NEWS! A shooting with multiple victims inside the church in Sutherland Springs
Police reports about “multiple victims” after a man opened fire in First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Police tell me shooter is dead and there is no more active threat pic.twitter.com/1QPX8uQtpY
— Max Massey (@MaxMasseyTV) November 5, 2017
Neighbors say they heard shooter may have reloaded multiple times, around 50 people usually at service pic.twitter.com/tkAYMp2Y8A
— Max Massey (@MaxMasseyTV) November 5, 2017
The church is located about 40 miles east of San Antonio, so helicopters were involved to transport victims to the hospital.
DEVELOPING: Shooting at Texas baptist church in Sutherland Springs as police report multiple victims of 'active gunman' pic.twitter.com/2ckI2B45c9
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) November 5, 2017
At least 6 helicopters called to transport victims pic.twitter.com/GTwwQfPx6L
— Max Massey (@MaxMasseyTV) November 5, 2017
According to police, the shooter is now “dead and there is no more active threat”. The area around the church have been secured. An investigation is still in process, so police cannot comment on it right now.
This is what appears to be the front of the church, EMS still responding pic.twitter.com/uxjHJlOTcL
— Max Massey (@MaxMasseyTV) November 5, 2017
This is a developing story, so the updates will be as soon as the new information becomes available.
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