Six Months Later: Sutherland Springs Community Breaks Ground On New Sanctuary

The first people to dig into the ground were the survivors and relatives of the victims.

By Joey PalaciosMay 7, 2018 1:23 pm| Crime & Justice, Government & Politics, Texas Public Radio

Joey Palacios / Texas Public Radio

Sutherland Springs surviors and victim family members prepare to turn the first dirt.

From Texas Public Radio:

Saturday marked exactly six months since a gunman stormed into First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs and left 26 people dead. However, the small town observed the day not with sorrow but with a sense of rebirth as they broke ground at the site of their new church building.

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