Another Mass Shooting In First Baptist Church In Sutherland Springs, TX

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I am going to sound a bit like General John F. Kelly with the words, isn’t there anything sacred anymore. It seems sacrilegious and beyond shocking for there to have been another mass shooting in the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, about 30 miles outside of San Antonio on a Sunday (11/5/17) where several attendees have been fatally shot and wounded.

The suspect was chased by by a hero who lived close to the church first who shot at the suspect as he ran off in a truck. The good neighbor and a driver in a truck that he flagged down chased the shooter into a neighboring county where he killed himself. FBI had been observed at the scene. Later ATF officers showed up.

The main witness was a cashier who was working at a gas station located across the street. She said she heard about twenty shots being fired around 11:30 am local time.

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UPDATE ON 11/6/17:

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DEVIN KELLEY

As per a 11/5/17 Heavy.com report by Jessica McBride, “Devin P. Kelley, who was court martialed from the U.S. Air Force, was identified as the gunman who walked into the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday morning and murdered at least 26 people, wounding many more in the tiny, rural community near San Antonio.”“The shooter’s name was reported through sources by The New York Times and CBS News; the latter gave his name as Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, of New Braunfels, Texas and said the Air Force court martial occurred only three years ago. Although the motive was not yet clear, the gunman’s background includes religious school work, but he also liked pages devoted to atheism. The shooter, who is dead, left behind disturbing social media posts, including a Facebook page that showed off a rifle, calling it a “bad b*tch.”

It turns out that Mr. Kelley had a bad conduct discharge from the Air Force after he had undergone a court martial for having committed serious domestic abuse/ assault against his wife and child. He served over a year in a Navy brig which should mean that he had been indicted with the civilian equivalent of a felony.

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He and his first wife were divorced in 2012 but his ex-girlfriend had made similar accusations of him being a domestic and child abuser, a stalker and just plain sick.

Some news reports have indicated that Mr. Kelly’s first wife’s Mother attended that same church but she was not present on the day of his shooting spree. He had been sending her harassing texts.

The question is how did Mr. Kelley have access to a semi-automatic weapon in 2016 with his record? It looks like he purchased guns in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

According to the latest news, it was a brave neighborhood gentleman who confronted and shot the assailant whereupon, Mr. Kelley dropped his rifle and fled with his truck. He then called his Dad to tell him he was shot. Later he used a gun against himself.

The ages of the victims range from 18 months old to over 70 years of age. The pastor’s own 14 year old daughter was one 26 attendees who was fatally shot. This is a tremendous loss for a community of 600-700 peoples.

According to the news reports, his past history for domestic abuse does not appear on the background records’ ssystem that gun owners check before selling a gun to a consumer.

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Here’s the rest of the story…

On November 5, 2017, Christopher Mele of the New York Times penned the following report, “Texas Church Shooting Leaves More Than 20 Dead, Official Says.”

Excerpts:

“More than 20 people were killed after a gunman walked into a church in a rural community about 30 miles east of San Antonio and opened fire on Sunday, an official said.”

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“The official, Paul W. Pfeil, a Wilson County, Tex., commissioner, said he did not have a total count of the number of dead in the shooting, which occurred at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, but he said it was “more than 20.”

“Albert Gamez Jr., another Wilson County commissioner, told CNN that he was told by the police that the gunman was chased into the next county and was killed, but it was not clear whether the police shot him or he killed himself.”