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Volunteers scope out the area where the foundation to Hoy Young’s new tiny house will be built. Young’s house was destroyed by fire in September. The volunteers wanted to get the Marine Corps veteran’s new home ready to occupy by Christmas. KENNY KEMP | Gazette-Mail

Encouragement, that she was surrounded yesterday by her church family that she loved fiercely. >> at 16, her mother told cnn, haley was a vibrant 16-year-old that loved life, adding she was also looking forward to her future as a nurse in the nicu, and she loved babies and always wanted to help. >> she was amazing and we are going to miss her. >> the churchs visiting pastor, brian holcomb, was also killed, and so was his wife, carla holcomb. in all they lost eight members of their family. three ...

That she loved fiercely. >> at just 16 hailey krueger had big plans for her life before it was cut short. her mother said she was a vibrant 16-year-old. she loved babies and always wanted to help. >> she was amazing and were going to miss her. >> the churchs visiting pastor, brian holcomb, was also killed. so was his wife car la hole come. in all they lost eight members of their family. three generations wiped out that terrible morning. the hol comes lived on a nearby farm in flursville, texas w...

>> well, stephen is the best shot that i know and the best way i can describe him is hes the atticus finch of wilson county, and he, without armor and barefooted ran into the fire and put his own -- his own life at risk, took return fire and fired accurately three times. thats an amazing accomplishment especially for a man who wasnt ever in the military. >> how is he doing today? have you talked to him? >> well, hes shook up. as you can imagine, he took a mans life and he feels the pressure of t...

We go back to childhood and its just -- its just an amazing thing that he had the presence of mind to save lives and stop it right there. >> the holcomb family. thats the family that so many people in this country have been reading about today, ken. the woman who was pregnant and her three children just some of the victims -- i was just even looking at numbers, ken. this is a town of i think its 1,000 people and so basically 4% of this town was murdered on a sunday morning in church. >> i know. ...

Shot that i know, and the best way i could describe him is hes the atticus finch of wilson county, and he -- without armor and barefooted ran into the fire and put his own -- his own life at risk, took return fire and fired accurately three times. thats an amazing accomplishment especially for a man that wasnt ever in the military. >> how is he doing today? have you talked to him? >> well, hes shook up. i mean, as you can imagine. he -- he took a mans life and he feels the pressure of that. he a...

Smiling. at least eight members of one family were killed including brian holcomb, the associate pastor of the church and his wife karla. crystal holcomb was reportedly eight months pregnant when she was shot. she died along with her three chirn while two other family members were killed. among those recovering is 5-year-old ryan ward. hes in stable condition after surviving as katie beck said five gunshot wounds to his stomach, groin and arm. his mother and two sisters were reportedly killed in...

Everybody knows how they can help. thank, yall, very much. >> also with us today, we have two texas ranger majors, cory and brian, who are the incident commanders for the investigation. we will try to answer any of your questions you have at this time. >> what does the video show? >> of course, the video will assist in the investigation. it was a horrific event. at this time, were not prepared to talk about the video. >> could you explain what happened after the shooting happened? could you back...