Texas church where gunman killed dozens in 2017 demolished over protests by some families

Associated Press

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — Crews have torn down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017. The crews used heavy machinery Monday to raze the small building in Sutherland Springs even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. A judge last month cleared the way for the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church to be torn down. Members of First Baptist voted in 2021 to tear down the building. Authorities say 26 people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby, died in the Nov. 5, 2017, shooting.