A gunman opened fire at a church in Texas during Sunday services, resulting in multiple reported casualties.
The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs in Wilson County.
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Local ABC affiliate KSAT 12 reported the gunman entered the church at around 11:30 local time and began shooting.
Police told the outlet there were “multiple victims” and the gunman had been killed in the aftermath. The number of casualties is not yet clear.
The suspected gunman is believed to have killed at least 26 people at a Texas church has been named as Devin Patrick Kelley, a former member of the US air force who received a court martial for assault on his wife and child five years ago.
The 26-year-old reportedly entered the wooden-framed First Baptist Church on Sunday dressed in black tactical-style gear, a ballistic vest and carrying an assault rifle.
He shot victims ranging in age from five to 72 years old, including a pregnant woman and the pastor’s 14-year-old daughter.
Air force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said records showed Kelley joined Logistics Readiness at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico in 2010.
She said he was court-martialled in 2012 for “assault on his spouse and child” and spent a year in a military prison and was given a reduction in rank.
In 2014, Kelley received a bad conduct discharge, she added.
Kelley has not been formally named as the suspect.
However, two officials, including one working in law enforcement, identified him as the alleged killer on the condition of anonymity to the Associated Press.
He was also named by the New York Times and multiple other US outlets citing sources.
