Houston: A gunmen pulled out a shotgun and opened fire on worshippers at a church during Sunday service in Texas, killing two people before being fatally shot by armed members of the congregation, the authorities said.

The shooting took place at about 11:50 am (local time), during the morning service on Sunday. According to the authorities, the gunman pulled out a shotgun at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, a suburb of Fort Worth, and begun firing.