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Small Texas Town Mourns Victims of Church Shooting

Texans remember the 26 victims killed at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history.

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Police move flowers placed at a barricade near the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on on Nov. 6, 2017.

A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside the church, killing 26 people and wounding about 20 in what the governor called the deadliest mass shooting in the state's history. The dead ranged in age from 5 to 72 years old.

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People pray in front of the Valero station across the street from the First Baptist Church.

— Mark Mulligan / Houston Chronicle via AP
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Sheree Rumph of San Antonio prays over two of the 26 crosses erected in memory of the 26 people killed.

— Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman via AP
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A teddy bear lies under police tape at a makeshift memorial for those killed.

— Rick Wilking / Reuters
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Kenneth and Irene Hernandez pay their respects as they visit a memorial with crosses placed near the scene of the shooting.

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Mourners pray at a vigil for the victims.

— David J. Phillip / AP
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Matthew Mata and Erika Gonzalez participate in a memorial service.

— Jay Janner / AP
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Twenty-six crosses stand in a field on the edge of town to honor the 26 victims killed.

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People mourn the 26 victims killed.

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Heather Cooper, 8, leaves after placing her favorite doll on a row of crosses.

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Sophia Martinez, 9, prays at a memorial service for the victims.

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Johnny Langendorff, one of the two men who chased after suspected killer Devin Kelley, attends the vigil.

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Twenty-six crosses stand in a field on the edge of town to honor the 26 victims killed.

Photos: Two Dozen Parishioners Killed in Texas Church Shooting

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