A man opened fire within a congregation in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, killing no less than 26 individuals and injuring around 20 others.
It is the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a news meeting.
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Experts said a regular citizen with a firearm went up against the aggressor in the congregation and pursued him away. The shooter was later discovered dead in his vehicle.
A Department of Public Safety official said at the news gathering that agents weren't prepared to talk about a conceivable thought process in the assault. He said the dead went in age from five to 72 years of age. Twenty-three were discovered dead in the congregation, two were found outside and one passed on in the wake of being taken to a doctor's facility.
Government law implementation swarmed the little group, found 48 kilometers southeast of San Antonio, after the assault to offer help. Examiners from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and individuals from the FBI's proof gathering group were available.
