Armed with an Assault Rifle. The gunman was related to some folks who go to church here. His exs inlaws or exinlaws went here. Thats what we understand. He was court marshalled on Domestic Violence charges, given a bad conduct discharge. If thats the case, ordinarily, hed still be legally qualified to have the semiautomatic weapon he used in the attack. If it was for Domestic Violence, which apparently it was, that would have disqualified him. He would seek to get a permit in the state, and it was denied. Rolling back an obamaera regulation that made it harder for people with Mental Illnesses to buy guns. I think that Mental Health is the problem here, based on preliminary reports. Very deranged individual. Americans do what they do best. We pull together. We join hands. We lock arms. Through the tears and through the sadness, we stand strong. Oh, so strong. Were going to get to the latest developments in just a moment. First, i want to introduce you to this tiny town of Sutherland Spr
Moms, dads, sons and daughters, those killed range in age from just 5 to 72. At least 12 of the dead are children. We are now learning that many of them were from the same family. A vigil here overnight in a closeknit town of just a few hundred people. Msnbcs marianna ate nrncio is e with me. Shock here as i talk to people. Reporter this entire town is at a standstill. I was talking to locals who are in shock at how meticulously the suspected shooter planned this out. The fact that he was wearing tactical gear. The fact that he had multiple weapons in his vehicle. And they were shot, n shocked at what happened here, but what could have happened if he had been stopped by what many are calling good samaritans. The latest here on the ground, i just spoke to Wilson County sheriff joe tackitt who said that 12 children have died here when devin kelley opened fire here. 12 children are among the deceased. And he told me that the suspects estranged wife as well as her parents have attended thi
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Preliminary reports, very deranged individual. Thats the president just been a hour and a half ago. He says the shooting isnt a gun problem. Its a Mental Health problem. Interesting the president says this is a Mental Health problem. The center for Disease Control by law, congress, ruled in 1996 that it cannot study Public Health and the gun industry. That those two things cannot be studied together. Maybe this president would like to open the do are for examining that. Dont hold your breath. Good morning. Im dave briggs. This morning, another American Community torn apart by gun violence. At least 26 People Killed in Sundays Church shooting in this small texas town of were told eight of the dead were from one family. The pastors own child as well. Kelley was Court Martialed and given a what set him off on this rampage. Lets bring in cnns diane gallagher. In sutherland springs. Here we are again. Walk us through what investigators know. Reporter that question you asked, what made this
Moment. He was donald trump before donald trump was donald trump. Before donald trump came along and stole it away. Before donald trump was in politics. Ali very well she takes over. We are following alarming new details involving the shooter in the Sutherland Springs texas church shooting. We know that five years ago devin kelley once escaped a Mental Health facility in new mexico. We uncovered the police records. We will speak to the report who are broke the story in moments. At this hour, the fbi is trying the crack into Devin Kelleys phone for more clues. They have gott not been successful yet. They do say, however, just a matter of time. I can tell you we are still working on it. We have partners we work with on these things. I think it goes to complexity and how long its going to take but we will get into that phone. We have a lot to get into. Our team of reporters is in place to give you the latest on this. I want to talk more about the fbi database that the shooter should have