Pence to visit site of Texas church shooting on Wednesday

Vice President Pence and his wife will travel to Texas on Wednesday to meet with those affected by the church shooting that left 26 people dead.

“Karen & I will travel to #SutherlandSprings on Wednesday to meet w/families of the fallen, injured & law enforcement. We are with you Texas,” Pence tweeted Monday.

Karen & I will travel to #SutherlandSprings on Wednesday to meet w/families of the fallen, injured & law enforcement. We are with you Texas

— Vice President Pence (@VP) November 6, 2017

At least 26 people have died and several others are injured after a gunman opened fire on Sunday at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, which is about 35 miles east of San Antonio.

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Police have identified the shooter as Devin Kelley, 26. Kelley was court-martialed in 2012 for assaulting his then-wife and child, and was he discharged from the Air Force two years later.

Authorities said Kelley’s mother-in-law attended the church, and she had received threatening text messages from him prior to the shooting.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Monday that Kelley had been denied a state gun permit.

President Trump, who is in the early stages of a 13-day trip to Asia, said Monday that the shooting was the result of a mental health issue, not “a guns situation.”