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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
(36,926 posts)Yeehah
(4,588 posts)It's not going to fix itself.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)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
(1,568 posts)I had to stop to take some pictures of the signage.
onetexan
(13,044 posts)malaise
(269,087 posts)RKP5637
(67,111 posts)So they say ...
dalton99a
(81,534 posts)malaise
(269,087 posts)Literally
MontanaMama
(23,324 posts)of this photo one of two shooters or is he a security guard with a weapon pointed toward the shooter circled in red?
FBaggins
(26,749 posts)It's certainly possible to be both.
MontanaMama
(23,324 posts)Hes not backing away.
appalachiablue
(41,153 posts)IcyPeas
(21,894 posts)lapfog_1
(29,213 posts)Tucson, AZ - ABC
IcyPeas
(21,894 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)be enough documentation out there to label it as a 'MAGAt cancer'
Mystery sage
(576 posts)obamanut2012
(26,083 posts)Not some poor struggling soul.
yellowdogintexas
(22,267 posts)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
(269,087 posts)busterbrown
(8,515 posts)will consider this a win for them.. A win that took lives.. " So many more could have died" Just wait
madville
(7,412 posts)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
(15,944 posts)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
(28,209 posts).
Cod you please correct the spelling to Fort Worth
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MagickMuffin
(15,944 posts)I just noticed my typo, but I'll correct it now that I've had a chance to see it.
TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,108 posts)it becomes a habit. I think mass shootings are our "new" habit.
Vinca
(50,285 posts)Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)Kaiserguy
(740 posts)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
(15,306 posts)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
(3,435 posts)..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
(269,087 posts)and their political tools
erronis
(15,306 posts)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
(70,524 posts)How long will we let this crap keep going on and on?
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,865 posts)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:
erronis
(15,306 posts)to gunfire?
What makes the USofA such a hell-hole? Vestiges of misfits coming over from Europe in the 1800's?
tblue37
(65,442 posts)which would be a sad thing for community and public spirit.
essme
(1,207 posts)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
(253 posts)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
(38,436 posts)Dukkha
(7,341 posts)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
(26,749 posts)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
(8,036 posts)northoftheborder
(7,572 posts)the unthinkable happening. Gave me a chill to realize I even thought of that....
underpants
(182,843 posts)Odd I just realized that when I pop not the grocery store I don't even think about it.
malaise
(269,087 posts)Everyone is on watch
Kaleva
(36,315 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Simply Sad.
Ahpook
(2,750 posts)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
(77 posts)Meanwhile, at least five other worshippers pull out handguns and slowly approach the shooter. The man who shot the gunman kicks away the gunmans 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
(269,087 posts)intheflow
(28,481 posts)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
(37,364 posts)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.
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
(51,308 posts)He likely saved lives.
Initech
(100,087 posts)frogmarch
(12,156 posts)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.