'Evil walked boldly among us, but good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse,” Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn said.
'Evil walked among us:' 'Heroic' parishioners end Texas church shootout in 6 seconds, authorities sayAuthorities searched for clues Monday at a North Texas church, a day after a man pulled out a shotgun during a Sunday morning service and opened fire, killing two congregants, authorities said.
“We lost two great men today," Britt Farmer, the church's senior minister said,"but it could have been a lot worse.” Parishioner Isabel Arreola told the Star-Telegram that she sat near the gunman and that she’d never seen him before Sunday’s service. She said he appeared to be wearing a disguise, perhaps a fake beard, and that he made her uncomfortable.
MedStar Mobile Healthcare confirmed two fatalities – one at the scene and another on the way to the hospital. Hours later, FBI spokesman Jason Wandel confirmed the death of the third person."It’s tragic and it’s a terrible situation, especially during the holiday season,” said Jeoff Williams, a regional director with the Texas Department of Public Safety. “We have a couple of heroic parishioners who stopped short of just anything that you can even imagine, saved countless lives.
In a livestream of the church service, the gunman can be seen getting up from a pew and talking to someone at the back of the church before pulling out a gun and opening fire. Parishioners can then be heard screaming and seen ducking under pews or running as papers fly to the floor.
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