Two people including a teenager were killed following a mass shooting at a church in Florida on Saturday, a church leader confirmed. While the exact circumstances surrounding the shooting were unclear, the shooting that took place after a funeral was held left four total victims, the senior pastor of Victory City Church in the town of Riviera Beach in South Florida.
“We solicit the prayers of the saints today as we mourn the lost of two young black men to a sensless [sic] shooting after a funeral held here at the church,” Tywuante D. Lupoe wrote in a Facebook post at around 4 p.m. local time.
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It was unclear who the funeral was for and how, or if, it factored into the shooting.
The names of the people killed were not immediately released, but NBC identified one of the victims as a 15-year-old boy and the other as an adult. They both died at the scene, according to a press release from the Riviera Beach Police department. Two other people were shot, as well. The two survivors were identified as “a female victim” and “a juvenile victim.” They were reportedly injured, though it was not clear the nature of their injuries nor how serious they were.
Source: Florida Church Mass Shooting Kills ‘Two Young Black Men’: Everything We Know
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