Pastor May Demolish Texas Church where Massacre Took Place

Pastor May Demolish Texas Church where Massacre Took Place
Pastor Frank Pomeroy hugs a woman during a visit with family and victims of the shooting. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
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AUSTIN, Texas—The pastor of a rural Texas church sprayed with gunfire in a shooting rampage that killed 26 people is considering demolishing the building and putting a memorial in its place, a Southern Baptist Convention official said on Thursday.

Devin Kelley, the 26-year-old gunman, stormed into the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church on Sunday and opened fire on worshipers with a semi-automatic assault rifle in the deadliest mass shooting in modern Texas history. Authorities said the attack stemmed from a domestic dispute.