Helen Biesenbach leaves a message at a memorial where 26 crosses were placed to honor the victims killed at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on November 9, 2017 in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
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Visitors tour the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas after it was turned into a memorial to honor those who died during the November 2017 shooting. The Department of Justice is appealing the decision from a district court that found the government 60% responsible for the massacre. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
A memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church in 2017 includes 26 white chairs, each painted with a cross and and rose and placed in the sanctuary, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife Sherri speak during a press conference at the entrance to the First Baptist Church, after a mass shooting that killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas, last November. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump and Dr. Igor Nichiporenko, speaks to reporters while visiting medical staff at Broward Health North in Pompano Beach, Fla., on Friday. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
A fire crew gave Ryland Ward a lift home after he was released from the hospital. The 6-year-old survived wounds suffered in the attack on a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, in November. University Health System, San Antonio hide caption
A week after a gunmen killed more than two dozen at the First Baptist Church there, hundreds gathered in Sutherland Springs, Texas. for the congregation's first Sunday service since the attack. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on Tuesday in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Police move flowers placed at a barricade near the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on Monday in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Sutherland Springs is tight-knit community of fewer than 1,000 people. On Sunday, its residents came together to confront their devastating loss. Laura Skelding/AP hide caption