What to Know About the South Texas Church Shooting

Nov 06, 2017, 12:42 PM

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Several people were shot at a church located in a town southeast of San Antonio on Sunday, according to law enforcement officials and local media outlets.

The incident occurred at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt said there were "multiple casualties and multiple fatalities," the Wilson County News reported. Robert Murphy of the neighboring Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office told TIME the gunman is now deceased.