- Investigators said they are not treating the Sutherland Springs, Texas, church shooting as an act of terrorism.
- That set off a round of criticism and confusion over what type of incident constitutes terrorism.
- From a legal perspective, for an incident to qualify as terrorism, there has to be a political or ideological agenda.
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Why the Texas church shooting isn't being called terrorism
There's a reason why last week's attack in New York City was called terrorism, but Sunday's shooting in Texas isn't.
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At least 26 people were killed on Sunday when a gunman wearing tactical gear and wielding a semiautomatic rifle opened fire at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
As officials began investigating the shooting, they were quick to say that they were not treating the attack as a terrorist act.
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