2 congregants killed in Texas church shooting

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The West Freeway Church of Christ.
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Two people and their assailant were killed Sunday morning at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, after a gunman entered the building and started firing.

Police say two members of the church's volunteer security team returned fire, hitting the gunman. Shortly after the shooting, a spokeswoman for MedStar Mobile Healthcare said the gunman and one of the victims died at the hospital. Later in the day, authorities announced the second victim had also died. Two people suffered minor injuries during the shooting, and received treatment.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.