Thousands pack Texas church for funeral of family killed in shooting

Three thousand mourners filled an event centre to capacity for the funeral of eight members of a family who were among the dozens killed in a shooting at a small Texas church.

Families of the victims accompanied black and white hearses in limousines as fire marshals and sheriff's deputies shepherded hundreds more - some in funeral attire, others in everyday clothes - to the service in Floresville, Texas, about 12 miles from the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, where the shooting occurred.