AP: Other victims were church deacons

The three victims in Sunday's shooting at the First Congregational Church in Neosho were pastor Kernal Rehobson and two church deacons, according to an article posted by Marcus Kabel of the Associated Press. The names of the other victims have not been released, but likely will be during a 10:30 a.m. news conference today at the Neosho Rec Center:

The other two victims were male members of the congregation, who were "what we would call deacons," said Dave McCracken, Neosho police chief. Their names were not released because relatives were still being notified.

The gunman ordered all the children out of the church before he started shooting and briefly held between 25 to 50 people hostage before surrendering, McCracken said.

At least five people were wounded, McCracken said. But he said others who were injured may have fled before police secured the church. Police have been told that the five who were injured will recover, he said.

Rehobson was shot multiple times and was dead at the scene, Newton County Coroner Mark Bridges said.