(NBC NEWS) He arrived at church ready for war, wearing black tactical gear and a ballistics vest and toting what authorities described as an “assault-type rifle.”
Then Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, opened fire on a small Texas church on Sunday morning, killing 26 people, wounding at least 10 others and providing the two-gas station community of Sutherland Springs with a grim distinction, authorities said.
“We are dealing with the largest mass shooting in our state’s history,” Gov. Greg Abbott said at a news conference.