TERROR ATTACK: Half The People Killed In The Texas Shooting Were Children The victims were as young as 18 months and as old as 77.

By Nick Visser, Lydia O’Connor, Roque Planas, Willa Frej, and Doha Madani

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas ― Around half the people killed in Sunday’s mass shooting were minors, including at least one child under age two.

Of the 26 people who lost their lives at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, 12 to 14 of them were children, Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt said Monday morning. 

The tragedy in the small community near San Antonio marks the worst mass shooting in the history of Texas, with deceased victims as young as 18 months and as old as 77 years. 

At least 26 people― around half the church’s membership according to one estimate― were killed when a lone gunman opened fire on worshippers a little before noon on Sunday, officials said. Several families are grappling with multiple deaths and injuries ― the Holcombe family, for instance, lost eight people from three generations. more