In the New York Times, article one learns of the gunman prior to the church attack on Sunday, November 5th. Devin P. Kelley was a former member of the United States Air Force until 2014 when he was discharged for bad conduct. Kelley was sentenced to twelve months of confinement for assaulting his first wife, Tessa Kelley, and fracturing his stepson's skull. Due to an Air Force screw up, Kelley was able to legally purchase military-grade weaponry used on Sunday. Furthermore, longtime friends were not surprised to hear about Kelley's connection to the shooting. They saw Kelley change for years over social media and his growing obsession with weapons.
The motive behind the Sutherland Springs massacre point to a domestic situation between Kelley's
The motive behind the Sutherland Springs massacre point to a domestic situation between Kelley's