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TomCADem

(17,387 posts) Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:03 PM Nov 2017

Devin Patrick Kelley Identified As Texas Church Shooting Suspect: Reports

Source: Huffington Post

Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, has been identified as the suspect in Sunday’s shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, according to multiple reports.

ABC News reports he is a white male from outside of San Antonio, possibly with a U.S. military background. After fleeing the shooting scene, the suspect was found dead in his vehicle in neighboring Guadalupe County, Wilson County authorities said.

“The exact circumstances of the gunman’s death are still under investigation,” a statement from the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

The shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, which is east of San Antonio, occurred at 11:20 a.m. local time. The incident claimed 25 lives and wounded 20 others, Wilson County authorities said.

Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-church-shooting-suspect_us_59ff94c4e4b0c96530004f11?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

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Devin Patrick Kelley Identified As Texas Church Shooting Suspect: Reports (Original Post) TomCADem Nov 2017 OP

Your link goes to LBNs post a new thread page uppityperson Nov 2017 #1

Oops. TomCADem Nov 2017 #2

A guy wearing all black, dressed for combat is seen and DeminPennswoods Nov 2017 #3

It's the new normal world wide wally Nov 2017 #8

And, it turns out, neighbors heard DeminPennswoods Nov 2017 #12

Updated:.......he was court-martialed in May of that year and dishonorably discharged.. riversedge Nov 2017 #4

It was a misdemeanor. NewDem17 Nov 2017 #11

Lautenberg Amendment covers misdemeanor domestic violence. EL34x4 Nov 2017 #13

Someone dropped the ball then NewDem17 Nov 2017 #15

Supposedly a neighbor engaged the suspect with his own rifle as he was leaving the scene, Calista241 Nov 2017 #5

Based on the shooter's race we'll know if we should do everything we can to prevent it IronLionZion Nov 2017 #6

Trump: Beginning on January 20th, 2017, safety will be restored. keithbvadu2 Nov 2017 #7

Americans will believe any fucking thing if it is said by a Repiblican world wide wally Nov 2017 #9

And he said, joshdawg Nov 2017 #10

But...! Grins Nov 2017 #14

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

1. Your link goes to LBNs post a new thread page

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:07 PM

Nov 2017

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)

2. Oops.

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:12 PM

Nov 2017

Fixed.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

3. A guy wearing all black, dressed for combat is seen and

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:24 PM

Nov 2017

no one calls the cops? Maybe fewer people would've died if there was a 911 call as soon as he was spotted.

world wide wally

(21,744 posts)

8. It's the new normal

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:55 PM

Nov 2017

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

12. And, it turns out, neighbors heard

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #8)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 07:39 AM

Nov 2017

auto gunfire coming from his property a few days before. The shooter was dishonorably discharged and not eligilbe to own guns. I'd bet the neighbors knew he's been kicked out of the AF. A simple call would've allowed law enforcement to pay him a visit and confiscate his weapons.

riversedge

(70,239 posts)

4. Updated:.......he was court-martialed in May of that year and dishonorably discharged..

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:32 PM

Nov 2017

huff post has an update.

Kelley is a white male outside of San Antonio, ABC News reported. He was a former member of the U.S. Air Force from 2010 to 2014, when he was court-martialed in May of that year and dishonorably discharged, according to CBS News.

NewDem17

(51 posts)

11. It was a misdemeanor.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 02:52 AM

Nov 2017

Which is the biggest issue here. How someone gets away with only a misdemeanor after physically beating his wife and child and getting a discharge from the Air Force is beyond me.

Had he been charged with a felony this could have been avoided.

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)

13. Lautenberg Amendment covers misdemeanor domestic violence.

Reply to NewDem17 (Reply #11)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 08:45 AM

Nov 2017

He was not allowed to possess firearms under any circumstances.

NewDem17

(51 posts)

15. Someone dropped the ball then

Reply to EL34x4 (Reply #13)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 01:01 PM

Nov 2017

According to our local police he purchased the rifle through Academy Sports. So a background check had to have been performed.

No idea how he managed to pass it, unless the BATFE or someone dropped the ball running his data.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

5. Supposedly a neighbor engaged the suspect with his own rifle as he was leaving the scene,

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:33 PM

Nov 2017

Possibly wounding and / or killing the suspect shortly after he fled. Other sites report that Kelley was dishonorably discharged from the Air Force.

IronLionZion

(45,447 posts)

6. Based on the shooter's race we'll know if we should do everything we can to prevent it

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:35 PM

Nov 2017

or nothing at all.

Right Republicans? One is too many unless ...

keithbvadu2

(36,816 posts)

7. Trump: Beginning on January 20th, 2017, safety will be restored.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2017, 09:51 PM

Nov 2017

When Trump accepted the GOP nomination:

"I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end," he said. "Beginning on January 20th, 2017, safety will be restored."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/21/politics/republican-convention-highlights-day-four/index.html