{"id":13220,"date":"2017-11-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/update-texas-church-gunman-been-identified\/"},"modified":"2017-11-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T00:00:00","slug":"update-texas-church-gunman-been-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/update-texas-church-gunman-been-identified\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: The Texas church massacre gunman has been identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WARNING: Confronting content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTodayShow\/status\/927318853306138624\"><em>Today<\/em>&nbsp;has reported<\/a> that the suspected shooter in <a href=\"\/news\/texas-church-massacre-leaves-least-27-people-dead\">the Texas church massacre<\/a> has been identified as 26-year-old&nbsp;Devin Kelley. It is believed that he was a bible studies&nbsp;teacher from a town close to&nbsp;Sutherland Springs.<\/p>\n<p>It has been confirmed that a pregnant woman and a two-year-old child are among the victims of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman is reported to have entered a Sunday morning service at the First Baptist Church in full combat gear. He opened fire at the church, killing 26 people and injuring up to 30 more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kelley is reported to have been shot dead by police.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ORIGINAL STORY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Breaking news this Monday with reports coming in that a gunman has taken fire in a Texas church.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/world\/north-america\/multiple-victims-after-texas-church-shooting\/news-story\/2a56e4c46d786486789273daae989d5e\">news.com.au<\/a>, sources state the attack occurred just before 12pm local time \u2013 it is believed there were about 50 people at the service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The gunman opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, killing at least 26 people and over a dozen more have been injured in the attack, the <em>BBC<\/em> reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to local news sources, one of the youngest victims was just two years old. Emergency crews are said to be rushing those wounded to hospital via helicopter. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Police have reported that the gunman is now dead. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Erich Schlegel\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is video from the scene of today&#39;s mass shooting at a church in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SutherlandSprings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SutherlandSprings<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KSATnews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KSATnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BMSKJ60klk\">https:\/\/t.co\/BMSKJ60klk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ksatnews\/status\/927263205612818432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARNING: Confronting content UPDATE: Today&nbsp;has reported that the suspected shooter in the Texas church massacre has been identified as 26-year-old&nbsp;Devin Kelley. It is believed that he was a bible studies&nbsp;teacher from a town close to&nbsp;Sutherland Springs. It has been confirmed that a pregnant woman and a two-year-old child are among the victims of the attack. 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