26 dead, several children wounded in Texas church shooting
by Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times
Nov 06, 2017
4 minutes
At least 26 people were shot and killed Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a Baptist church in a small town near San Antonio, Texas.
The attack is the largest mass shooting in Texas, and one of the deadliest shootings in modern American history.
Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt told local media that the shooter, identified by another law enforcement source as Devin P. Kelley, 26, a resident of Comal County, Texas, was killed.
"The details of this horrific act are still under investigation," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement before he headed to join local,
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