### [2017-11-5](/feed/2017/11/5/index.md)

##### Sutherland Springs church shooting
# A gunman opens fire at a Baptist church in the American town of Sutherland Springs, Texas in the San Antonio area, killing at least 26 people and injuring many others. The 26-year-old gunman is later found dead in his car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 




### Sources:

1. [ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-church-scene-shooting-sunday-report/story?id=50945596)
2. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41880511)
3. [CNN](http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/06/us/texas-church-shooting/index.html)

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