CHRISTIAN TODAY/ Nate Flannagan-
A gunman has opened fire in a Texas church as a Sunday service was being livestreamed online, killing two before an armed member of the congregation shot him dead.
The incident took place at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, less than 10 miles west of Fort Worth.
A further two people were treated for minor injuries at the scene of the shooting, which took place during the 10am Sunday Service at the Texas church, with horrified viewers of the livestream witnessing the events unfold.
According to a church elder, the church member who was killed was a church security guard who had responded to the shooting. Church elder Mike Tinius said of the victim, “‘He was trying to do what he needed to do to protect the rest of us. It’s extremely upsetting to see anyone committing violence.”
Tinius told a US publication that he did not know the gunman, and authorities have not yet publicly identified any motive for the shooting. Continue reading…
