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  • Updated: December 31, 2019

Texas Gunman Kills Two In Church Before Being Gunned Down

Texas Gunman Kills Two In Church Before Being Gunned Down

 

A man in Texas shot and killed two people during a church service in White Settlement, Texas, on Sunday morning before being shot down by two members of the church security team, authorities have said.

City Police Chief J.P. Bevering said the shooter entered West Freeway Church of Christ and sat down in the sanctuary, then stood, pulled out a shotgun and shot two parishioners.
"There was a security team inside the church and they eliminated the threat," Bevering said.

Meanwhile, Matthew DeSarno, the FBI agent in charge of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, didn't identify the shooter, but said he was "relatively transient with roots to this area" and had been arrested multiple times in different municipalities.

The shooter was not on any sort of "watch list," DeSarno said, but investigators will try to determine whether he was driven by any sort of ideology. Police have said the motive behind the shooting is unknown, and nobody knows yet whether the shooter targeted the victims.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the incident was over within six seconds thanks to the quick response of the security team members. Recent changes in Texas law allow licensed gun owners to carry firearms into houses of worship.

"Two of the parishioners who are volunteers on the security force drew their weapons and took out the killer immediately, saving an untold number of lives," he said.

The shooter and one of the victims died on the way to the hospital, said Macara Trusty, spokesperson for Medstar Mobile Healthcare. The second victim flatlined was revived and later died, authorities said.

Meanwhile, authorities have not identified the shooter or victims yet although one of the victims was described as a lovable man by a member of the church.
 

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