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Three people were killed, and several others were wounded after a person entered a church service at the First Congregational Church of Neosho and opened fire Sunday afternoon. http://www.neoshodailynews.com/articles/2007/08/12/news/001shooting.txt http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/12/church.shooting/

NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) - A gunman opened fire in the sanctuary of a southwest Missouri church Sunday, killing three people and wounding several others, a city spokeswoman said. About 25 to 50 people were briefly held hostage at the First Congregational Church until the gunman surrendered, Neosho spokeswoman Desiree Bridges said. Fewer than 10 people were also shot and wounded, Bridges said. The shooter was being held at the Newton County Jail, but police were not releasing any information about him. Bridges said he was related to someone in the church, but declined to elaborate. Bridges said the shooter had...

DEVELOPING STORY: At least three people were reported dead after a gunman walked into a church in Neosha, Mo., Sunday afternoon and opened fire, the Newton County Sheriff''s Department confirmed to FOX News. At least six people were reported wounded, officials said. Officials say a suspect is in custody. A hostage situation was first reported at 3 p.m. EDT at the First Congregational Church at 121 North Wood St.

BATON ROUGE, La. — At least three people were killed and two others injured this morning by a gunman who opened fire at a church in north Baton Rouge, police said. A manhunt was on for a suspect identified as Anthony Bell, 25, of Baton Rouge, who fled the church after abducting his wife and one of his three children, an infant, from the building, Sgt. Charles Armstong said. Bell's two older children were found safe at their residence, Armstrong said. Police received the call on the shooting around 10 a.m., around the time church services would normally be close...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana State Police were on the hunt for a man who fled the scene of a church shooting in Baton Rouge, La., that left four dead on Sunday, FOX News has learned. The shooting occurred just before 11 a.m. EDT at the Ministries of Jesus Christ Church. The suspect reportedly left the scene with his wife and child in a rental vehicle. State police confirmed that four people were killed in the shooting. At least one other may have been injured.