Breaking:_Multiple people shot at a church near Fort Worth Texas

[malaise]

Ah well - another day - another mass shooting.
2 dead, 1 in critical condition after shooting at White Settlement church, officials say
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/12/29/2-dead-1-in-critical-condition-after-reported-shooting-at-church-in-white-settlement/
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Two people are dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting at a church in White Settlement, officials said.

Multiple agencies are responding to 1900 South Las Vegas Trail in White Settlement, where the West Freeway Church of Christ is located.

MedStar spokeswoman Macara Trusty confirmed that one person died at the scene of the shooting, one person died en route to a hospital, and another person was transported to a hospital in critical condition.

The shooter is believed to be one of those three people, said Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike Drivdahl. Fort Worth police and fire were at the scene assisting White Settlement agencies, he said. Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were also at the scene.

[MoonRiver]

1. Shooting, stabbing are all part of our new American culture.

[Yeehah]

52. America is a failed state.

It's not going to fix itself.

[jberryhill]

2. In case you were wondering about the name.....

From Wikipedia...

The name of "White Settlement" was originally bestowed upon the community by several Indian tribes in the area. The city got its name because it was the lone village of white pioneers amid several American Indian encampments in the Fort Worth area in the Texas Republic territory in the 1840s.

On October 14, 2005, city leaders citing hurdle in attracting businesses announced a plan to have local voters decide on a possible name change for the town from White Settlement to West Settlement. In the November 8 election, the name change was overwhelmingly rejected by a vote of 2,388 to 219.

[Sapient Donkey]

10. I remember when I first moved to the DFW are and I saw the name of that city

I had to stop to take some pictures of the signage.

[onetexan]

40. There have been votes to change the name but none passed.

[malaise]

22. Thanks n/t

[RKP5637]

3. Ain't America just great, best place in the entire world!

So they say ...

[dalton99a]

4. A live stream of the church service captured the shooting

Full video is at:
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article238811603.html

[malaise]

11. Holy Shit

Literally

[MontanaMama]

28. I the man with a gun in the upper left

of this photo one of two shooters or is he a security guard with a weapon pointed toward the shooter circled in red?

[FBaggins]

43. He has been reported as both a "parishioner" and as security

It's certainly possible to be both.

[MontanaMama]

46. He's brave.

He’s not backing away.

[appalachiablue]

45. Pure evil, on a Sunday

[IcyPeas]

5. at this point we need a news channel just for these

Get Your Latest on Mass Shootings here on WGUN. 24/7.... and now the weather report... brought to you by the NRA.

[lapfog_1]

53. There is already KGUN

Tucson, AZ - ABC

[IcyPeas]

55. oh, I had no idea.

[empedocles]

6. CNN chyron referred to the shootings as an "American cancer'' - seems like there would

be enough documentation out there to label it as a 'MAGAt cancer'

[Mystery sage]

7. More people who can't get thru New years in one piece.

[obamanut2012]

48. Really? Or maybe the dude was just a sociopath

Not some poor struggling soul.

[yellowdogintexas]

8. this is the second church shooting in Fort Worth

The first one was not far from my house, during a youth concert in 1999. Seven killed and seven injured. This was 5 months after Columbine. It was only the beginning...

[malaise]

13. Seriously this is madness

[busterbrown]

44. Thing I hate most is the fact NRA folks..

will consider this a win for them.. A win that took lives.. " So many more could have died" Just wait

[madville]

9. A couple of armed churchgoers were able to stop the gunman

It could have been a lot worse but the shooter was stopped quickly at least. Will be interesting to see if someone specific was targeted, if the gunman was a member of the church, etc.

[MagickMuffin]

12. Could you please correct the spelling to Fort Worth

Last edited Sun Dec 29, 2019, 04:29 PM - Edit history (1)

Thx

I live in here so pet peeve.

I was in transit to Mineral Wells, when a police SUV passed me going over 100 mph. He was probably on his way to the shooting.

Sad state of affairs

[TheBlackAdder]

15. I do it too. Whenever I'll correct someone's spelling, in the process it will contain a typo. 🙂

.

Cod you please correct the spelling to Fort Worth

.

[MagickMuffin]

20. Yeah, typing on my cell phone and poor eyesight

I just noticed my typo, but I'll correct it now that I've had a chance to see it.

[TheBlackAdder]

14. Coming to the end of year, when some people just lose their shit.

[Ferrets are Cool]

16. I've always heard that if you do something a certain number of times repeatedly,

it becomes a habit. I think mass shootings are our "new" habit.

[Vinca]

17. In the United States we call that Sunday.

[BamaRefugee]

21. Word.

[Blue_playwright]

24. Yup.

[Kaiserguy]

27. Sadly in isn't just on Sunday

our mass shooting are 7 days a week 365 days of the year. So far this year we have had more mass shooting than we have had days in the year. Yet thanks to the NRA/Trump/Putin/GOP nothing will be done to even try and stop it.

[erronis]

35. "In the United States we call that Sunday" - Corrected to "we call that freedom"

Freedom to kill anybody we feel like. Freedom to bear arms including assault weapons.

Freedom to show our disrespect for humanity and all living things. Freedom to be evil.

Not free, not good, just evil.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

18. That is so sad. I was going to suggest that doors be locked during services, bc members are sitting

..yet recalled Dylan Roof went in and prayed with them then killed 9 people, dont recall how many were injured. So if someone is intent on harming others will do just that. Is there a safe place anywhere in America?

My biggest concern is the safety of our children--are they safe, protected out of harms way? Schools places of worship, shopping centers, movie theaters? How do we protect our citizens? How can we be proactive in identifying people who wish to do us harm when tbey live among us?

[malaise]

23. No one is safe from the NRA

and their political tools

[erronis]

36. or save from the NRA's masters - the forces that want to drive us apart.

Including the nimwit that the Kochs/Mercers/FedSoc/russian oligarchs installed in the WH.

God, if you exist, please strike these evil forces from our planet.

[Botany]

19. Well we only need thoughts for this shooting because the Church already had the prayers part covered

How long will we let this crap keep going on and on?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

25. Oh, yawn. Only two dead?

Clearly the shooter is an amateur. I mean, if you can't take out at least ten, why bother?



However, no sarcasm that if guns weren't so available that these things wouldn't happen. But of course, someone else's right to murder people is far more important than anyone's right to stay alive.

Added:

“No one should be subjected to gunfire in a house of worship,” Nealy Cox said in a tweeted statement.

Cox is U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. I really, really want to ask him where is it okay to be subjected to gunfire? At home? At a school? At a shopping mall? Why is a church special?

[erronis]

39. Good points. Crappy marksman, and Nealy Cox's asinine statement. Where is it OK to be subjected

to gunfire?

What makes the USofA such a hell-hole? Vestiges of misfits coming over from Europe in the 1800's?

[tblue37]

26. I think we're going to start seeing more people refraining from gathering in public,

which would be a sad thing for community and public spirit.

[essme]

30. We are already there

I wrote on DU a while back that we would not be going to the state fair this year because of shooters. People here mocked me: "we aren't going to quit LIVING!"

Yeah. Let's have a few more, and then see how many folks just stay home.

[Blueplanet]

29. I saw the video

It gave me chills. The gunman shot a person at such close range - I do not know if anyone could have survived it.

[Stuart G]

31. Very sad.

[Dukkha]

32. No doubt ammosexuals will tout it as a victory

for the "Good Guy With a Gun" and the "armed society is a polite society" mentality.
Ignoring of course the fact that there are still two dead people and multiple injuries.

[FBaggins]

42. It's reasonable to say that it would have been much worse

If the church merely had "gun-free zone" signs at the entrances.

I can't say that I'm upset that the gunman was taken out before some church members even ducked in their pews.

[Mme. Defarge]

33. Law don't go around here ...

[northoftheborder]

34. The last time I went to a movie, I found myself wondering where the nearest exit was, in case of....

the unthinkable happening. Gave me a chill to realize I even thought of that....

[underpants]

41. You're not alone. I do it all the time.

Odd I just realized that when I pop not the grocery store I don't even think about it.

[malaise]

51. Yep

Everyone is on watch

[Kaleva]

56. You should do that anyways in case of fire.

[Sherman A1]

37. Sad

Simply Sad.

[Ahpook]

38. What a drag

Watched a quick video on Youtube about this. The host said that white conservatives are being targeted in places of worship around the country blah, blah.

I remain speechless when they say shit like that. I know who they are talking to when they say these things. It still amazes me anyone eats it up and takes it as fact.

[Sonny Mirviss]

47. From the dallasnews.com article

Meanwhile, at least five other worshippers pull out handguns and slowly approach the shooter. The man who shot the gunman kicks away the gunman’s firearm and picks it up.

Good grief, at least 5 others?

It could have turned into a slaughter house!

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/12/29/2-dead-1-in-critical-condition-after-reported-shooting-at-church-in-white-settlement/

[malaise]

50. Check the video at #45 n/t

[intheflow]

49. My prediction: this was a ammosexual church and the shooter was a member with a vendetta

against another member. Just assuming this because a) it's a white church; b) members are armed in the pews; c) The shooter had an argument with someone before he started shooting. Maybe he's just related to someone in the church community. But I'm guessing since this doesn't seem to be racially or ethnically motivated, and they didn't mention the race of the shooter, it wasn't a random attack on Christianity, it was a personal, targeted shooting.

[Skidmore]

54. ABC just showed

a video of the man pulling a gun out of his coat and a guy on the other end of the pew going for his own. They the reported that several other church goers pulled guns and shot. The shooter is dead. Wonder how many of the others were hit by their fellow congregants.

[hardluck]

57. None.

The shooter took two shots hitting two congregants.

One shot was taken by a member/security which hit the shooter in the head.

No need to speculate when you can see the video.

[cwydro]

60. The church-goer was a volunteer security person. He only hit the gunman.

He likely saved lives.

[Initech]

58. Just another day in the good ol' USA.

[frogmarch]

59. Sickening! My friend in Lincoln, Nebraska, said

that most churches in Lincoln, including hers (Methodist), have armed security guards. It never occurred to me that someday it would be physically dangerous to attend church.