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Reports of multiple people shot at church near San Antonio, shooter taken down

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The alleged gunman was ID'd as Devin Kelley from New Braunfels, federal and state law enforcement sources confirmed.
The gunman in a Texas church mass shooting on Sunday has been identified as a Texas native in his mid-20s, ABC News has learned. The alleged gunman was ID’d as Devin Kelley from New Braunfels, federal and state law enforcement sources confirmed. At least 26 people were killed and at least 27 injured after the shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. The shooter is dead, according to law enforcement officials. Multiple victims have been transported to a hospital. Connally Memorial Medical Center said they have received six or seven patients from the scene at First Baptist Church. Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt told a local newspaper that a man walked into a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and started shooting, leaving multiple people dead. Authorities are searching Kelley’s social media accounts and said that on Facebook in recent days, he showed off what appeared to be an AR-15 style gun. An ATF source said that agents are searching the alleged shooter’s home for explosives. People outside the church in Sutherland Springs were filmed crying and holding hands as they prayed together in the wake of the shooting. The official, who was briefed on the investigation, says the gunman fled the church in a vehicle after the shooting and was also killed, either by a self-inflicted wound or during a confrontation with police. The official was not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The official says between 10 to 15 people were also injured but stressed the investigation was early and the figures could change. Authorities are still trying to determine a motive. Federal law enforcement swarmed the scene to offer assistance, including ATF investigators and members of the FBI’s evidence collection team. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling a reported shooting at a church in a small town outside of San Antonio an “evil act.”A sheriff says a man entered First Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and started shooting, leaving multiple people dead and injured. Abbott tweeted Sunday: “Our prayers are with all who were harmed by this evil act.” He thanked law enforcement for their response. The Republican governor has also promised “more details” from the state’s Department of Public Safety soon. Sutherland Springs is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of San Antonio. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement that his office “stands ready to assist local law enforcement as needed.”President Donald Trump has tweeted from Japan that he is monitoring the situation in Texas following a mass shooting at a church.Trump tweeted: “May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas.” He added that the FBI is on the scene.Trump is in Japan as part of a 12-day, five-country Asian trip.

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