First Baptist Church murders: San Antonio hero grabs gun & chases bad guy Devin Kelley

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7 years ago

first baptist murdersÂ — two stand tall and confront the murderer

By our actions – we are known.Â Two AmericansÂ stands tall.Â What we know so far:

The bad guyÂ who murdered 25+ people , including the 14 year oldÂ daughter of the Pastor,Â is Devin Patrick Kelley, aÂ 26-year-old white male, ofÂ New Braunfels, a suburb of San Antonio,

Besides those murdered, many more are hospitalized and some in serious condition.

KellyÂ was discharged from the military related to charges of abuse to his wife and child.

KellyÂ knew people who were members of the church.

Â Kelly was as found dead in a crashed car after a brief chase following the shooting
Was dressed in all black, tactical gear with a ballistics belt and multiple weapons in his car
Fired outside the church, then went into the church and continued to fire
Resident near the church intervened, and knocked the gun out of Kelley’s hands, then chased him in his car
Kelley showed off an AR-15 rifle on Facebook recently
Served in the military in ‘cargo, demand and supply and distribution’ but was dishonorably discharged
Was married and believed to have taught a Bible studiesÂ at Kingsville First Baptist Church

On Sunday, Kelley was spotted moments before the shooting, at around 11.20am, at a Valero gas station, ‘dressed in all black, tactical gear, wearing a ballistics belt’.

In a press conference, Texas Department of Public Safety Regional Director Freeman Martin, said Kelley had then ‘crossed the street to the church, exited his vehicle and began firing on the church. He moved to the right side of the church and continued to fire, and entered the church and continued to fire.’

But as he left the church, the unnamed local hero risked his life to stop him.

‘A local resident grabbed his rifle and engaged the suspect,’ Martin said. ‘The suspect dropped his rifle, which was a Ruger assault type rifle, and fled from the church.