White Settlement

The armed churchgoer who stopped a gunman who opened fire inside a White Settlement church last month and killed two people was awarded the state’s highest honor at the Texas Governor’s Mansion Monday morning. Jack Wilson was awarded the Governor’s Medal of Courage, the state’s highest civilian honor, for stopping an armed man who brought a gun into the...

The man who opened fire inside a Texas church in December, killing two people before being shot to death, had racial problems with other inmates while jailed in New Jersey on a gun charge. Keith Thomas Kinnunen, 43, brought a shotgun into the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement during Sunday services last month and opened fire during communion,…

A week after a gunman opened fire during Sunday worship at a White Settlement church, parishioners packed in to support the victims’ families and their congregation. Inside West Freeway Church of Christ, heavy hearts prayed for emotional healing. Senior Minister Britt Farmer told church members he’s struggled to be thankful, after he lost two friends one week ago. “Emotionally,...

A week after a gunman opened fire during Sunday worship at a White Settlement church, parishioners packed in to support the victims’ families and their congregation.

One of two victims murdered Sunday morning at West Freeway Church of Christ was laid to rest Thursday. The private funeral service for Richard White, 67, was set for Thursday afternoon at Western Hills Church of Christ in Fort Worth. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott attended and spoke at the service. White was armed and serving on the West Freeway Church…

Amy Kinnunen knows her brother carried out a horrific and senseless attack on innocent people. But she said she doesn’t want her brother to only be known as “The White Settlement Church Shooter.” “He was a lost soul that had demons from a childhood… I keep repeating this, but we are products from our environment,” she said. Speaking to...

Amy Kinnunen knows her brother carried out a horrific and senseless attack on innocent people. But she said she doesn’t want her brother to only be known as “The White Settlement Church Shooter.”

The man who opened fire inside a White Settlement church, killing two people before being shot to death, was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial in 2012 and was repeatedly fed by the congregation before he grew angry when church officials refused to give him money, according to court records and the minister. Keith Thomas Kinnunen, 43, brought a shotgun…

The man who fatally shot two people at a White Settlement Church on Sunday before being killed by church security has been identified as a 43-year-old Keith Thomas Kinnunen, a River Oaks man described by his ex-wife as “battling a demon” and “not nice to anyone.”

The man who fatally shot two people at a White Settlement Church on Sunday before being killed by church security has been identified as a 43-year-old Keith Thomas Kinnunen, a River Oaks man with a long criminal history and described by his ex-wife as “battling a demon” and “not nice to anyone.”

In the grass outside the West Freeway Church of Christ, dozens gathered Monday night for a candlelight vigil one day after a gunman opened fire during a church service. “I want to make sure we understand why we are here,“ said Blan Chrane, the minister at Franklin Church of Christ. Chrane and other ministers from area congregations helped organize the…

In the grass outside the West Freeway Church of Christ, dozens gathered Monday night for a candlelight vigil one day after a gunman opened fire during a church service.

The man who shot a gunman at a Sunday church service sits down with NBC 5’s Katy Blakey.

A gunman who killed two people during a North Texas church service was fatally shot within seconds by the church’s head of security who says he feels like he “killed an evil,” not a human.

The West Freeway Church of Christ had previous contact with the shooter, identified Monday as Keith Kinnunen, church officials say.

Family members and the Texas Department of Public Safety confirm the identity of one of two parishioners killed at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement Sunday as 67-year-old Richard White, of River Oaks, an armed member of the church’s volunteer security team. White’s daughter-in-law, Misty York White, called him a hero on Facebook: “You stood up...

The man who fatally shot two people at a White Settlement Church on Sunday before being killed by church security has been identified as a 43-year-old Keith Thomas Kinnunen, a River Oaks man with a long criminal history and described by his ex-wife as “battling a demon” and “not nice to anyone.”

Family members and the Texas Department of Public Safety confirm the identity of one of two parishioners killed at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement Sunday as 67-year-old Richard White, of River Oaks, an armed member of the church’s volunteer security team.

Former FBI agent and security expert Greg Shaffer said what happened Sunday inside the West Freeway Church of Christ is proof all houses of worship need armed security. He pointed to the quick actions of the church’s armed security team in shooting and killing the gunman. “This incident certainly drives home the critical need of having an armed response,”...

The daughter of one of two victims shot and killed Sunday morning at West Freeway Church of Christ is speaking out.