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Emily Rain Garcia

Case from Sutherland-springs, TX dated Nov 05, 2017

Victim Details

Emily Rain Garcia

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Sutherland-springs

TX

2017-11-05

7

Emily

Rain Garcia

07/19/2026

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Emily Rain Garcia, a 7-year-old girl of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on November 5, 2017, in the Sutherland Springs church shooting. She was attending the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs with her mother, Joann Ward, and her siblings when the incident occurred. Emily's mother, Joann, heroically shielded her from the gunfire, but both Emily and her mother succumbed to their injuries.

The shooter, identified as Devin Patrick Kelley, carried out the attack, which re ...
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  • ABC7 Los Angeles: Full list of Texas church shooting victims identified
  • MailTribune.com: Relative: Pregnant woman, 3 children, in-laws among slain in Texas
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