Man opens fire in Texas church, killing more than 20 people

Emergency personnel respond to a fatal shooting at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (KSAT via AP)

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A man opened fire inside of a Texas church Sunday, killing more than 20 people and wounding at least 10 others before being killed or killing himself, authorities said.

Law enforcement officials stand next to a covered body at the scene of a fatal shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. ()

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A woman who lives about 10 minutes away from Sutherland Springs in Floresville said that everyone knows everyone in the sparsely populated county.

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