Texas town mourns victims of church shooting at Sunday service

Christina Osborn and her children Alexander Osborn and Bella Araiza visit a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church on Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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Associated Press

Nov. 12, 2017 11:24 AM PT

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Mourners worshipped together Nov. 12, 2017, for the first time since a fatal shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

Rain collects flowers, notes and items left at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church on Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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Alexander Osborn and Bella Araiza leave flowers at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church on Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

(Eric Gay / AP)

Rain collects on a photo left at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church on Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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Family and friends attend a graveside service for Richard and Therese Rodriguez at the Sutherland Springs Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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Two hearses arrive with the caskets of Richard and Therese Rodriguez at the Sutherland Springs Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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A family arrives for a grave side service for Richard and Therese Rodriguez at the Sutherland Springs Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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A casket is removed from one of two hearses during a grave side service for Richard and Therese Rodriguez at the Sutherland Springs Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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Veteran and Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church member Ted Montgomery, left, greets members of the St. Mary’s ROTC following a Veterans Day event on Nov. 11, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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First responders join in prayer following a Veterans Day event on Nov. 11, 2017, near the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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First responders join in prayer following a Veterans Day event on Nov. 11, 2017, near the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

(Eric Gay / AP)