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Police Investigate How Texas Church Shooter Obtained Rifle Despite Mental Illness

HOUSTON (AP) — The shooter who opened fire at a Houston megachurch before being gunned down by security officers used an AR-style rifle that police say she legally purchased despite a years-long criminal record, a history of mental illness and …

Woman Killed After She Opened Fire in Joel Osteen’s Megachurch

HOUSTON (AP) — A woman in a trenchcoat opened fire with a long gun Sunday inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas, sending worshippers rushing to find safety while two off-duty officers confronted and killed the shooter. Two other …

DOJ Tentatively Settles Suit Over 2017 Texas Church Shooting

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Justice Department said Wednesday it has tentatively settled a lawsuit over the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that will pay victims and their families more than $144 million. More than two dozen people …

DOJ, Texas Church Shooting Victims At Odds Over How Much Air Force Owes

The U.S. Justice Department and survivors of a 2017 Texas church massacre are at odds over how much the Air Force should pay in compensation for failing to flag a conviction that might have prevented the gunman from legally buying …

Trial to Assess Damages in 2017 Texas Church Massacre Now Underway

A trial to assess damages owed to families of the victims of the Sutherland Springs church massacre began with vivid witness accounts of the shooting. John Porter Holcombe testified for several hours on Sept. 4 about the horrors of Devin …

Feds Say Retailer Broke Law by Selling Rifle Used in Texas Church Attack

Federal prosecutors say a sporting goods retailer violated the law by selling an AR-15-style rifle and large capacity magazine to a man who used them to kill more than two dozen worshippers at a Texas church. The Department of Justice …

Gun Retailer Sued by Families of Texas Church Shooting Victims

Family members of victims of a Texas church shooting are suing a sporting goods chain that sold the weapons used in the 2017 massacre. The lawsuit filed in state district court in San Antonio alleges Academy Sports & Outdoors illegally …