Daingerfield church shooting
Mass shooting in Texas in 1980
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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 which he was charged with raping his daughter. King was arrested after shooting himself and charged with five counts of murder, and ten counts of attempted murder, but committed suicide in his prison cell on January 19, 1982, before he could be tried.[1][2][3][4]
Daingerfield, Texas, United States
| Daingerfield church shooting | |
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| Location | 33.03110°N 94.72327°W Daingerfield, Texas, United States |
| Date | June 22, 1980 |
| Target | Congregants of First Baptist Church |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting, hate crime |
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| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 11 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Alvin Lee King III |
| Motive | Revenge against church-goers for not testifying against trial |
Victims
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