A Conyers-area church takes a proactive approach to concerns over an active shooter, by inviting Conyers Police to hold an active shooter training inside Springfield Baptist Church.

The pastor of Springfield Baptist Church in Rockdale County says getting guns out of the reach of children shouldn't be controversial.

The defaced sign at the Canaan Baptist Church in Springfield. Both signs of the sign were covered with black paint. In the background a Springfield police detective speaks with uniformed officers.