Texas mass shooting caused due to domestic issues.

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The gunman,  Devin Patrick Kelley who killed 26 people at a small-town Sutherland Springs church sent threatening text messages to his mother-in-law before the attack, which appeared to have been driven by domestic tensions.

In the tiny community of Sutherland Springs, population 400, grieving townspeople were reeling from their losses. The dead ranged from 18 months to 77 years old and included multiple members of some families.

publive-imageInvestigators  revealed that the shooter had been confronted about domestic violence at least twice in the last five years, including an assault on his ex-wife and a child that ended his Air Force career and another report of violence against a girlfriend who became his second wife.

Based on evidence at the scene, investigators believe Devin Patrick Kelley died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he was chased by armed bystanders and crashed his car.

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Authorities said that the 26-year-old shooter also used his cellphone to tell his father that he had been shot and did not think he would survive.

Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr. said that the gunman, dressed in black tactical gear, fired an assault rifle as he walked down the centre aisle during worship services. He turned around and continued shooting on his way out of the building.

 

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