Devin Kelley Shooting Analysis

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Devin Kelley walked into a Texas church turning joyous prayers into screams of terror as he killed more than 20 people.Four days after the shooting, investigators continue looking into Kelley's past and motive as people in the small town of Sutherland Springs are trying to cope with the tragedy.At least 10 people who survived the carnage remain hospitalized in critical condition. Other survivors along with members of this close-knit community comforted each other and gathered at a memorial of crosses near the First Baptist Church.

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