Texas Church Demolished Following 2017 Mass Shooting

First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs torn down amid community division and legal battles over its fate.

A 2017 mass shooting at the church resulted in 26 deaths, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
Some families and community members wanted to preserve the site as a memorial, while others saw it as a painful reminder.
A judge recently cleared the way for demolition, despite a lawsuit seeking a new vote on the church's future.
The church had been kept as a memorial with names of the victims, but a new church was built for the congregation in 2019.
The debate over handling sites of mass shootings continues across the U.S., with different communities taking varied approaches.