Texas shooter targeted church where his second wife's family worshipped before shooting himself in the head after fleeing


Gunman Devin Patrick Kelley (right) shot and killed 26 people in a rural Texas church where his in-laws worshipped before fatally shooting himself, officials said today. Kelley, 26, walked into the white-steepled First Baptist Church (inset) in rural Sutherland Springs carrying an assault rifle and wearing black tactical gear, then opened fire during a Sunday prayer service. He wounded at least 20 others. Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt said in an interview on Monday morning: 'We know that his ex in-laws or in-laws came to church here from time to time ... They were not here [Sunday].' Tackett's statement suggests Kelley and his wife Danielle (left) may have had a falling out. Danielle used to work as a teacher at the church, her mother is friends with the pastor's wife on social media. Records show they were married in April 2014, when Kelley was 23 and his bride was 19.

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