>> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH KATE SNOW.
>>> GOOD EVENING.
I’M PETER ALEXANDER IN FOR KATE.
TONIGHT JUST DAYS AFTER
CHRISTMAS, A GUNMAN WALKED INTO
A TEXAS CHURCH AND OPENED FIRE,
KILLING A PARISHIONER AND
CRITICALLY INJURING ANOTHER.
THAT SHOOTING SHATTERING THE
PEACE AT A SUNDAY SERVICE NEAR
FORT WORTH.
FORT WORTH. THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS CAUGHT ON
CAMERA AS THAT SERVICE WAS BEING
LIVE-STREAMED.
LIVE-STREAMED. AMID THE CHAOS, SOME CHURCH
GOERS QUICKLY JUMPING INTO
ACTION, PULLING OUT THEIR OWN
WEAPONS.
WEAPONS. WE GET LATE DETAILS TONIGHT FROM
REPORTER JACK HIGHBERGER.
A WARNING, THIS VIDEO IS
DISTURBING.
DISTURBING. >> Reporter: IT HAPPENED IN THE
MIDDLE OF CHURCH SERVICE.
THIS LIVESTREAM SHOWING THE
GUNMAN APPROACH SOMEONE STANDING
AT THE SIDE.
HE THEN PULLS OUT WHAT APPEARS
TO BE A LONG GUN AND FIRES.
[ SOUND OF GUNFIRE ]
SHOOTING TWO PEOPLE.
ANOTHER CHURCH GOER PULLS OUT
HIS OWN GUN AND FIRES BACK,
TAKING DOWN THE GUNMAN.
TERRIFIED PARISHIONERS DIVE FOR
COVER.
COVER. SOME FLEEING THE CHURCH.
OTHERS MOVING TOWARD THE DOWNED
GUNMAN, THEIR OWN GUNS DRAWN.
IT HAPPENED AT WEST FREEWAY
CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE TOWN OF
WHITE SETTLEMENT, TEXAS, JUST
OUTSIDE OF FORT WORTH.
911 CALLS ABOUT GUNSHOTS STARTED
TO COME IN JUST BEFORE 10:00
A.M.
A.M. >> WE’RE GOING TO NEED HELP.
>> THE PERSON SHOT BY THE
SUSPECT DIED AT A LOCAL
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. AS WE STATED, THE SUSPECT IS
DECEASED.
DECEASED. >> Reporter: GOVERNOR GREG
ABBOTT TODAY ISSUED THIS
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE.
OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE VICTIMS
AND FAMILIES OF THOSE KILLED IN
THE EVIL ACT OF VIOLENCE THAT
OCCURRED.
OCCURRED. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE CHURCH
MEMBERS WHO ACTED QUICKLY TO
TAKE DOWN THE SHOOTER AND HELP
PREVENT FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE.
>> PLACES OF WORSHIP
HISTORICALLY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
UNDER ATTACK.
UNDER ATTACK. THEY’RE EASY TARGETS.
>> Reporter: MULTIPLE LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE NOW
ASSISTING THE INVESTIGATION AS
POLICE WORK TO FIGURE OUT A
MOTIVE FOR THE DEADLY ATTACK.
>> BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, END OF
THE YEAR, HOLIDAY, IT’S ALL VERY
TRAGIC.
TRAGIC. ANYTIME THAT WE SUFFER LOSS IN
OUR COMMUNITY, IT NOT ONLY
AFFECTS THE PEOPLE HERE TODAY,
BUT IT AFFECTS THE FIRST
RESPONDERS AS WELL.
>> Reporter: PETER, TONIGHT AS
LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKS TO FIGURE
OUT A MOTIVE, THEY SAY THIS