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Daingerfield church shooting

22 Jun 1980 · 33.03° N, 94.72° W

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When
22 Jun 1980
Kind
Shooting
Killed
5
Coordinates
33.03° N, 94.72° W
Description
mass shooting in Texas

Daingerfield church shooting

Mass shooting in Texas in 1980

The Daingerfield church shooting was a mass murder that occurred at the First Baptist Church in Daingerfield, Texas, United States on June 22, 1980. Alvin Lee King III, 45, a former high school teacher, armed with an M1 carbine, two revolvers, and a scoped Colt AR-15 SP1 rifle, killed five people and wounded 10 others, after members of the church had declined his request to appear as character witnesses in a trial in…

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