President Trump tweeted his thoughts for the residents of a Texas town where a gunman opened fire in a church and killed multiple people on Sunday, saying he is “monitoring the situation.”

​”​May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene. I am monitoring the situation from Japan.​,” Trump tweeted from Japan, where it was just after 5 a.m. ​Monday.

Vice President Pence also tweeted that he has the victims and their families in his prayers.

“Karen & I send prayers to victims & their families in TX.We grieve w/ you & stand w/ resolve against evil. Thank you to the first responders,” he wrote on Twitter.

Trump arrived in Japan Saturday for the first leg of a 12-day trip to five Asian countries – including Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

A gunman opened fire inside the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, about 40 miles east of San Antonio.

With Max Jaeger