On this
date, November 5, 2017, a mass shooting occurred at the
First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, about 30 miles
(48 kilometers) east of the city of San
Antonio, on November 5, 2017. The gunman, 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley
of nearby New Braunfels, killed 26 and injured 20 others. He
was shot twice by a male civilian as he exited the church. Fleeing in his SUV,
Kelley crashed after a high-speed chase and was found dead with multiple
gunshot wounds, including a self-inflicted shot to the head.
We, the comrades of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, will remember
26 of the victims:
The attack
occurred during the church's Sunday service. Twenty-six people were killed and
20 others were injured. The dead comprise ten women, seven men, seven girls,
one boy, and an unborn child. Twenty-three died inside the church, two outside,
and one in a hospital. The oldest victim was 77 years old. One victim was the
14-year-old daughter of church pastor Frank Pomeroy, who was elsewhere the day
of the attack. Visiting pastor Bryan Holcombe died with eight family members,
including an unborn grandchild.
The injured
victims were taken to Connally Memorial Medical Center in Floresville, University Hospital in San Antonio, and Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort
Sam Houston.
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24 of the victims of the Texas church shooting.
Texas
Church Shooting: Who Were the Victims of the Sutherland Springs Massacre?
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