Texas man protects church from gunman within seconds of attack

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) – A man who trained others in his Texas church to use firearms to protect the congregation fatally shot a gunman seconds after he opened fire during a service. Jack Wilson fired a single shot, quickly ending the attack that killed two people at the West Freeway Church of Christáin the Fort Worth-area town of White Settlement. More than 240 congregants were in the church at the time. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton identified Wilson on Monday. Paxton also hailed the state’s gun laws, which allow weapons in places of worship. The gunman has not been identified.