A gunman opened fire in the sanctuary of a southwest Missouri church Sunday, killing three people and wounding several others, authorities said.
About 25 to 50 people were briefly held hostage at the First Congregational Church until the gunman surrendered, Neosho spokeswoman Desiree Bridges said.
About four or five people were wounded, Police Chief Dave McCracken said, and several others who were injured fled the scene.
Officials removed two covered bodies from the brick-and-white trim church into a waiting funeral parlor van Sunday evening.
“This is a terrible tragedy which was made worse by the fact that it happened in a peaceful place of faith and worship,” Gov. Matt Blunt said in a statement.
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3 Killed in Missouri Church Shooting
A gunman opened fire in the sanctuary of a southwest Missouri church Sunday, killing three people and wounding several others, authorities said.
About 25 to 50 people were briefly held hostage at the First Congregational Church until the gunman surrendered, Neosho spokeswoman Desiree Bridges said.
About four or five people were wounded, Police Chief Dave McCracken said, and several others who were injured fled the scene.
Officials removed two covered bodies from the brick-and-white trim church into a waiting funeral parlor van Sunday evening.
“This is a terrible tragedy which was made worse by the fact that it happened in a peaceful place of faith and worship,” Gov. Matt Blunt said in a statement.
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