In the News ... "Local Churches Looking Into Security After Charleston Murders"

• Church was a place that made people feel safe until now

By Zora Asbury, Reporter
KWES-TV

ODESSA, TEXAS - Some churches in the Permian Basin are looking to get more security after the deadly shooting that happened at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday night. NewsWest 9 spoke with residents of Odessa and local churches, they explained how this tragedy has affected people in the Basin.

Pastor Samuel L. Buhl Sr. of St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Odessa, said, "I think it was just horrible that people were praying, having bible study and then all of a sudden somebody comes in, sits down, then shoots" ...

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