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    'Vicious' Harassment By Conspiracy Theorists After Sutherland Springs Shooting, Pastor Says

    Conspiracy theorists questioning whether the mass shooting at a Texas church last year actually happened have been harassing survivors for months.
    Mar 19, 2018 3 minutes
    Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife Sherri speak at a press conference on Nov. 6, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, following a mass shooting that left 26 people dead, including their 14-year-old daughter. (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images)

    Conspiracy theorists questioning whether the mass shooting at a Texas church last November actually happened have been harassing survivors for months. Now, the church’s pastor is pushing back.

    Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Frank Pomeroy, pastor of First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, and his wife, Sherri Pomeroy. Their 14-year-old daughter, Annabelle, was killed in the shooting.

    “To be honest, I remember during Sandy Hook hearing about people who were denying the validity

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