Two people were dead and one was in critical condition after a gunman opened fire Sunday at a North Texas church, authorities said.
Mike Drivdahl, spokesman for the Fort Worth Fire Department, said the shootings took place at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, about 10 miles west of Fort Worth. He said he had no information on the motive for the attack, which was called into police at 9:57 a.m. local time.
MedStar Mobile Healthcare spokeswoman Macara Trusty said one person died at the scene of the shooting and one person died en route to a hospital. She said all the victims are male and Drivdahl said that one of those shot was the gunman. It was not immediately clear whether he was killed.
A witness told CBS11 News the gunman walked up to a server during Communion with a shotgun and began firing until another church member shot the suspect.
“It was the most scariest thing," Isabel Arreola told the TV station. "You feel like your life is flashing before you. I was so worried about my little one."
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statement of condemnation for the "evil act of violence" at a "sacred" place of worship.
"I am grateful for the church members who acted quickly to take down the shooter and help prevent further loss of life," Abbott said. "Cecilia and I ask all Texans to join us in praying for the White Settlement community and for all those affected by this horrible tragedy."
White settlement is a city of about 17,000 people in Tarrant County. Drivdahl said his fire department was assisting city and county authorities in the investigation. Bomb sniffing dogs were on the scene as a precaution, Drivdahl said.
Drivdahl said he did not know how many people were attending the service when the shooting started.
"It's a very tragic day whenever anyone in our community suffers," Drivdahl said. "It not only affects people who were here today, it affects first responders as well."
The shooting took place hours after a knife-wielding attacker stabbed five people during a Hanukkah celebration in a rabbi's home outside New York City. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the attack "an act of domestic terrorism" and directed the State Police hate crimes task force to investigate.
Contributing: The Associated Press
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