Funeral held for one of men killed in attack at Texas church

FORT WORTH, Texas — A man who modified into as soon as killed when a gunman opened fire at a Texas church modified into as soon as remembered at a funeral Thursday.

Gov. Greg Abbott modified into as soon as amongst those in attedance for the non-public funeral of 67-365 days-broken-down Richard White, who modified into as soon as idea to be one of two congregants killed Sunday when a man with a shotgun opened fire interior West Throughway Church of Christ in the Fortress Payment-impart town of White Settlement.

Jack Wilson, who adore White modified into as soon as a member of the church’s armed volunteer security group, fatally shot the attacker, Keith Thomas Kinnunen.

Wilson has acknowledged White modified into as soon as reaching for his gun when he modified into as soon as killed.

Thursday’s carrier modified into as soon as held on the Western Hills Church of Christ in Fortress Payment, which is found arrive the West Throughway Church. After the funeral, Abbott acknowledged he modified into as soon as “so proud” of what White did to “step up and support his fellow Texans.”

“There had been other folks in that congregation on the present time — alive on the present time — on myth of Rich stood in the breach and safe others from afflict’s methodology,” the governor acknowledged.

Also killed in the attack modified into as soon as congregant Anton “Tony” Wallace, who had been serving communion.