Kenneth Truitt, a 49-year-old electrical contractor from Daingerfield, Texas, tragically lost his life on June 22, 1980. His death was the result of a heroic act during a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Daingerfield. On that fateful Sunday morning, Alvin King III, a former high school math teacher, entered the church and began firing at the congregation, killing five people and injuring ten others.
Kenneth Truitt, along with other brave church members, attempted to stop the
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