On Sunday (Nov. 5), Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire on the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. In the aftermath, 26 people, not including the gunman, were killed.
• Twenty-six people were killed and about 20 more injured on Sunday when a gunman opened fire during morning services at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Tex., about 30 miles east of San Antonio.
• The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the gunman as Devin Patrick Kelley, 26. The authorities said he was wearing a ballistic vest and all black.
• The gunman had served in the Air Force at a base in New Mexico, but was court-martialed in 2012 on charges of assaulting his wife and child. He was sentenced to 12 months’ confinement and received a “bad conduct” discharge in 2014, according to the Air Force.
The shooter used an AR-15 type assault rifle. Based on his military history, he should not have been able to acquire the weapon.
This incident is reportedly the biggest mass shooting in Texas history.
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