Shooting at Texas Southern Baptist Church Kills 20 Worshipers

Tragedy strikes First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs during Sunday service.

During its Sunday morning worship service, a Southern Baptist church in rural Texas became America’s latest mass shooting.

Local and national media outlets report at least 20 people dead at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. Weekly YouTube videos of the church’s Sunday service don’t show many more people than that.

President Donald Trump tweeted, “May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene. I am monitoring the situation from Japan.”

TV news anchors discussed the fact that the church, located about 40 minutes southeast of San Antonio, posts its services to YouTube, and thus there may be a recording of the shooting that investigators will be able to study.

Last Sunday, a green Harley Davidson was parked in front of the stage as a prop for the pastor’s sermon on Proverbs 3, entitled “You Don’t Need Training Wheels. You Need Christ.”

Facebook users have been posting prayers to the small church’s page.

CT will update this post as more details become available.