Michael carried his nephew out of the church that morning, just minutes after the shooting stopped. Ryland's mother and two of his sisters were shot too, and the boy had four gunshot wounds to his stomach, groin and arm, said Michael. He was still awake, but wasn't talking, by the time a helicopter took him to University Hospital in San Antonio.
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In the first hours after the shooting Sunday, some media erroneously reported Chris Ward was the shooter. Michael said his brother wasn't angry about the mistake, he was too worried about his family to care.
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A bullet shot the eyeglasses off the face of Chris' eldest daughter, but she was unharmed. Michael looks relieved, animated, hardly pausing between questions. Then he stops cold.
Brooke Ward and Emily Garza, Michael's 5-year-old and 7-year old nieces, died, Michael and Leslie say. Their mother, Joann Ward, is also dead, says Leslie. They aren't sure what will happen to Ryland, who had sustained serious wounds.
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Late Sunday night, McKinley stood alone in the kitchen and wept. She'd lost two cousins but one was still hanging on: "Ryland is the only one left."
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The perp called his dad after he shot up the church, so we can assume that the father is safe and alive.
His family certainly deserves privacy, but I would like assurances that they are safe and were not targeted in this violence.
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I mean his wife and kids.
I've already established his sisters and parents are safe.