2 dead, 1 critically injured in Texas church shooting
5 years ago

2 dead, 1 critically injured in Texas church shooting

India TV News  

Two people died and one person sustained critical injuries in a shooting at a church in White Settlement of Texas, officials said. At least two people were found dead at the scene, MedStar Mobile Healthcare spokeswoman Macara Trusty said. Mike Drivdahl of the Fort Worth Fire Department said the situation has "stabilized" and there was no active threat to the community. The shooting comes more than two years after a gunman opened fire at a church in Sutherland Springs -- a community about 300 miles away from White Settlement -- killing at least 26 people.

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Church Where Gunman Killed 26 People Is Torn Down In Spite Of Protests
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Church Where Gunman Killed 26 People Is Torn Down In Spite Of Protests

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. Workers continue demolition of the First Baptist Church where …

Lakewood Church shooting: Spotlight on Texas gun laws after Houston megachurch attack
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lakewood Church shooting: Spotlight on Texas gun laws after Houston megachurch attack

The Independent  

✕ Close Lakewood church shooter used rifle with ‘Palestine’ sticker, police say The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and …

A shooter opened fire in a Houston church. Gunfire has also scarred other Texas places of worship
10 months, 4 weeks ago

A shooter opened fire in a Houston church. Gunfire has also scarred other Texas places of worship

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The weekend shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston is not the first time gunfire has caused panic and tragedy at a Texas house of worship. The shooting Sunday at Lakewood Church ended when two off-duty officers, who were working security, returned fire on a shooter who police say entered the building with an AR-style rifle and …

Texas: Woman accompanied by five-year-old boy opens fire at church killed, two injured
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas: Woman accompanied by five-year-old boy opens fire at church killed, two injured

India TV News  

A woman was killed in Texas' Houston on Sunday after opening fire at a megachurch run by prominent evangelical Christian pastor Joel Osteen, the city's police chief said. Among them, a child aged about five is in critical condition while a 57-year-old man shot in the hip is stable, said the city police chief Troy Finnerl. In a post on …

Gunman kills 8 people at a North Texas outlet mall
1 year, 8 months ago

Gunman kills 8 people at a North Texas outlet mall

Raw Story  

A gunman killed eight people Saturday afternoon and wounded at least seven more after he opened fire at an outlet mall in Allen, creating a scene of panic and bloodshed in the latest mass shooting in Texas. Texas Democrats swiftly put the blame on Republicans who have resisted gun control legislation, with the Texas Democratic Party tweeting: “Texas Republicans allowed …

Five Texas relatives were shot dead over noise row with gunman: Everything we know about Cleveland mass shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

Five Texas relatives were shot dead over noise row with gunman: Everything we know about Cleveland mass shooting

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Five victims – Sonia Argentina Guzman, 25,her nine-year-old …

Police: Man Kills 5 In Texas After Family Complained About Gunfire
1 year, 8 months ago

Police: Man Kills 5 In Texas After Family Complained About Gunfire

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CLEVELAND, Texas — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and fatally shot five of his neighbors, including an 8-year-old boy, after they asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said Oropeza used an AR-style rifle, and as …

United States: 1 killed, 4 injured in shooting incident in Texas
1 year, 11 months ago

United States: 1 killed, 4 injured in shooting incident in Texas

India TV News  

United States : At least 4 students were killed while four others were injured after a shooter opened fire at a hookah lounge in in Austin, Texas, authorities said on Monday. 17-year-old Brayden Bolyard died at the scene of the shooting while the others who were shot were rushed to the nearest hospital immediately, police said. 10 wounded in drive-by …

US: 1 dead, 2 injured in Alabama church shooting; suspect held
2 years, 6 months ago

US: 1 dead, 2 injured in Alabama church shooting; suspect held

India Today  

A shooting at a church in a suburb of one of Alabama’s major cities left one person dead and two others wounded Thursday evening, police said, adding a suspect was taken into custody. The shooting occurred at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills, Police Capt. Investigators remained hours past nightfall, with yellow police tape cordoning …

Pastor shot at by Uvalde gunman recounts terror in sermon
2 years, 7 months ago

Pastor shot at by Uvalde gunman recounts terror in sermon

Associated Press  

UVALDE, Texas — Gilbert Limones and a coworker at a funeral home were among the first people shot at by the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. Limones said he recalls hearing someone yell about a weapon and then turning, only to hear the “pop, pop, pop” of gunfire behind him. I’m so …

Mass shootings rock US again, leave 2 dead at church, 2 injured at cemetery
2 years, 7 months ago

Mass shootings rock US again, leave 2 dead at church, 2 injured at cemetery

India Today  

A day after the shooting at a hospital in Oklahoma, and a week after the deadly Texas school carnage, two separate incidents of mass shooting have killed two people at a church and injured two at a cemetery. Read: Texas shooter entered school through 'unlocked door', police reached after 15 minutes | Timeline In the other incident, two people were …

US: Three dead in Iowa church shooting following Biden gun speech
2 years, 7 months ago

US: Three dead in Iowa church shooting following Biden gun speech

Al Jazeera  

The attacker fatally shot two women before killing himself in the parking lot after the US leader urged more gun control. A man fatally shot two women before turning the gun on himself in a church parking lot in the US state of Iowa, just moments after President Joe Biden delivered a speech urging greater gun control. It came shortly …

US: 2 people and shooter die in shooting outside Iowa's Cornerstone Church
2 years, 7 months ago

US: 2 people and shooter die in shooting outside Iowa's Cornerstone Church

India TV News  

Highlights Two people and a shooter died in a shooting outside church in Ames on Thursday 3 people died outside Cornerstone Church, according to the Story County Sheriff’s Office The sheriff’s office says there was no longer a threat to the public Two people and a shooter died Thursday night in a shooting outside a church in Ames, authorities said. …

Week after Texas shooting, 4 shot dead on US hospital campus, gunman killed
2 years, 7 months ago

Week after Texas shooting, 4 shot dead on US hospital campus, gunman killed

India Today  

A man armed with a rifle and handgun opened fire on Wednesday inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing four people, police said, in the latest of a series of mass shootings in the United States. "We now have five dead, including the shooter, in the active shooter situation at the Natalie Building on the St. Francis Hospital Campus," …

Week after Texas shooting, 4 shot dead on US hospital campus, gunman killed
2 years, 7 months ago

Week after Texas shooting, 4 shot dead on US hospital campus, gunman killed

India Today  

A man armed with a rifle and handgun opened fire on Wednesday inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing four people, police said, in the latest of a series of mass shootings in the United States. "We now have five dead, including the shooter, in the active shooter situation at the Natalie Building on the St. Francis Hospital Campus," …

Texas shooting latest: Governor Abbott issues disaster declaration for Uvalde as funeral services begin
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas shooting latest: Governor Abbott issues disaster declaration for Uvalde as funeral services begin

The Independent  

✕ Close Texas police admit ruling gunman inactive was ‘the wrong decision’ The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and …

Child Gun Deaths In Texas Doubled Under Greg Abbott. Then Came Uvalde.
2 years, 7 months ago

Child Gun Deaths In Texas Doubled Under Greg Abbott. Then Came Uvalde.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas – When Salvador Ramos, 18, barged into a classroom at Robb Elementary on Tuesday and opened fire, he accelerated an already horrifying trend: Children have become more than twice as likely to die from gun violence as they were before Gov. “They’ve repeatedly done nothing.” Tuesday’s shooting has once again cast attention on Texas Republicans, …

School massacre continues Texas’ grim run of mass shootings
2 years, 7 months ago

School massacre continues Texas’ grim run of mass shootings

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Once again, one of America’s deadliest mass shootings happened in Texas. But as the horror in Uvalde plunges the U.S. into another debate over gun violence, Texas and the state’s Republican-controlled government have by now demonstrated what is likely to happen next: virtually nothing that would restrict gun access. “It’s disturbing to me as a policymaker that …

Gunman kills 19 children, 2 adults in Texas school rampage
2 years, 7 months ago

Gunman kills 19 children, 2 adults in Texas school rampage

Associated Press  

An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two adults as he went from classroom to classroom at a Texas elementary school, officials said, adding to a gruesome, yearslong series of mass killings at churches, schools and stores. Tuesday’s assault at Robb Elementary School in the heavily Latino town of Uvalde was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. school since a …

Texas: 18-year-old gunman warned online he was going to shoot up school
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas: 18-year-old gunman warned online he was going to shoot up school

India TV News  

Highlights Texas Governor said gunman who killed 19 children, 2 teachers warned on social media about attack Governor Greg Abbott said 18-year-old Salvador Ramos used an AR-15 in the bloodbath Abbott said Ramos had no known criminal or mental health history The governor of Texas says the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school warned …

‘Complete evil’: New details of deadly Texas shooting released
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Complete evil’: New details of deadly Texas shooting released

Al Jazeera  

The gunman barricaded himself in the classroom at Uvalde primary school and shot ‘anyone in his way’, a Texas official says. The gunman who opened fire at a primary school in Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers, barricaded himself in a classroom and “began shooting anyone that was in his way”, an official has said, as the attack fuels …

Texas school shooting: Netizens pour heartfelt prayers as they mourn the demise of innocent children
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas school shooting: Netizens pour heartfelt prayers as they mourn the demise of innocent children

India TV News  

Texas school shooting: In a sad state of affairs, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 18 children, and rendered several others grievously injured at an elementary school in Texas state. Texas Governor Greg Abbott identified the killer as Salvador Ramos, a resident of the area where the school was located. It has been recorded as one of the …

US: 19 children, two adults killed in Texas school shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

US: 19 children, two adults killed in Texas school shooting

Al Jazeera  

A teenage gunman has killed at least 19 children and two adults at a primary school in the US state of Texas, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of mass shootings. '” Biden said on national television, suggesting reinstating a ban on assault-style …

Texas school shooting: ‘State of shock’ as Uvalde awaits fate of kids, grieves, prays
2 years, 7 months ago

Texas school shooting: ‘State of shock’ as Uvalde awaits fate of kids, grieves, prays

LA Times  

A woman cries as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at an elementary school, killing at least 18 children and a teacher. Grief, horror and outrage spread through the small Texas town of Uvalde on Tuesday after a mass shooting that left 19 elementary school students and at least …

1 dead, 4 injured in California church shooting
2 years, 7 months ago

1 dead, 4 injured in California church shooting

India Today  

One person was killed and four others were critically wounded in a shooting Sunday afternoon at a Presbyterian church in a suburban Southern California community where the majority of residents are seniors, officials said. The shooting was reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Twitter. …

Texas church gunman likely planned mass shooting for months
3 years, 9 months ago

Texas church gunman likely planned mass shooting for months

Associated Press  

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The man who killed more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 appeared to have been planning months before, according to testimony at a trial in a lawsuit alleging the Air Force failed to flag a conviction that might have prevented him from legally buying the gun used in the shooting. Trial began …

Police: Parishioners kill man who fatally shoots 2 at church
5 years ago

Police: Parishioners kill man who fatally shoots 2 at church

Associated Press  

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — A man pulled out a shotgun at a Texas church service and fired on worshippers Sunday, killing two people before he was shot to death by congregants who fired back, police said. Authorities at a Sunday evening news conference praised the two congregants who opened fire as part of a volunteer security team at West Freeway …

Texas church congregants fatally shoot man who killed another person, police say
5 years ago

Texas church congregants fatally shoot man who killed another person, police say

LA Times  

An officer walks near the scene after a shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas. Congregants returned fire and fatally shot a gunman who killed two people in a church near Fort Worth on Sunday, police said. He said the two congregants who opened fire on the suspect were part of a security team at the …

Five dead and 21 injured after 'white male' opens fire in Texas
5 years, 4 months ago

Five dead and 21 injured after 'white male' opens fire in Texas

The Independent  

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As death count rises in 2 US shootings, a familiar aftermath
5 years, 5 months ago

As death count rises in 2 US shootings, a familiar aftermath

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Anguished families planned funerals in two U.S. cities, politicians pointed fingers and a nation numbed by gun violence wondered what might come next Monday as the death toll from two weekend mass shootings rose to 31. Equally familiar, Washington reacted along party lines, with Trump’s vague suggestion of openness to new gun laws met with skepticism …

Texas mass shooting a domestic terrorism case: US attorney
5 years, 5 months ago

Texas mass shooting a domestic terrorism case: US attorney

The Quint  

Washington, Aug 5 The US federal government is treating a mass shooting in Texas in which at least 20 people have been killed as a domestic terrorism case, a US attorney has said. "We are treating this as a domestic terrorism case," John Bash, the US attorney for the Western District of Texas, said on Sunday at a media briefing, …

30 dead, several injured in US' Texas, Ohio after two separate mass shootings reported within 24 hours
5 years, 5 months ago

30 dead, several injured in US' Texas, Ohio after two separate mass shootings reported within 24 hours

Firstpost  

Two separate mass shootings within 24 hours left 30 people dead and several others injured in the US states of Texas and Ohio. Houston/Washington: Two separate mass shootings within 24 hours left 30 people dead and several others injured in the US states of Texas and Ohio, including one thought to be a hate crime, the latest in a string …

El Paso mass shooting: Twenty dead, 26 injured as gunman open fires in Walmart store in Texas; Donald Trump calls attack 'an act of cowardice'
5 years, 5 months ago

El Paso mass shooting: Twenty dead, 26 injured as gunman open fires in Walmart store in Texas; Donald Trump calls attack 'an act of cowardice'

Firstpost  

A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people Saturday when he opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store in Texas, the latest mass shooting in the United States El Paso: A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people Saturday when he opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store in Texas, the latest …

US Shooting: Mass Killing In Texas; 20 Dead, Dozens Injured At Walmart In El Paso, One Suspect In Custody
5 years, 5 months ago

US Shooting: Mass Killing In Texas; 20 Dead, Dozens Injured At Walmart In El Paso, One Suspect In Custody

ABP News  

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and El Paso police say 20 people have been killed and 26 others wounded in a shooting at an El Paso shopping center. Investigating authorities say "hate crime among the possibilities": Associated Press https://t.co/Yn2nLNDk0y — ANI August 4, 2019 A shooting at a Walmart store in Texas left multiple people dead on Saturday with police warning …

Timeline: The deadliest mass shootings in the US
5 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: The deadliest mass shootings in the US

Al Jazeera  

Thirty people die in two mass shootings within hours, shocking the country and prompting calls for tighter gun control. Here’s a look at the deadliest mass shootings in the US over the last 35 years: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas : 58 killed Attacker Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd of concertgoers at a country music festival at the Mandalay …

Texas church opens new sanctuary 18 months after massacre
5 years, 7 months ago

Texas church opens new sanctuary 18 months after massacre

Associated Press  

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — A South Texas church began a fresh chapter of worship on Sunday as it unveiled a new sanctuary a year and a half after a gunman opened fire and killed more than two dozen congregants in the deadliest mass shooting in state history. Parishioners, elected leaders and relatives of those killed or injured at the First …

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