Workers begin demolition of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, where a gunman killed more than two dozen in 2017.

Officials at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs said a permanent memorial is in the works to honor the lives of the 26 people killed there in 2017.

Workers begin demolition of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshipers in 2017.

A woman visits the First Baptist Church on Tuesday in Sutherland Springs, Texas, which is now a memorial to the 26 people who were killed by a gunman in 2017. The 100-year-old building has served ...

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS -- As a gunman's bullets flew through the little church, Peggy Warden threw herself over her grandson. She was his shield.Zach Poston, 18, was still shot while lying on the ground.