The maniac who gunned down 26 worshippers in a small Texas church was an outspoken atheist — taken down by armed locals after the worst mass shooting at a house of worship in American history!
Killer Atheist — Secrets Of Texas Terrorist’s Attack
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The maniac who gunned down 26 worshippers in a small Texas church was an outspoken atheist — taken down by armed locals after the worst mass shooting at a house of worship in American history!
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Acquaintances of psycho killer Devin Patrick Kelley were quick to explain the motives behind the 26-year-old's terrorist attack on the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. “He was weird,” wrote on Facebook friend, “but never that damn weird, always posting his atheist sh*t."
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Former classmate Nina Rosa Nava wrote: “He was always talking about how people who believe in God were stupid and trying to preach his atheism.” Kelley's former classmate Patrick Boyce told the Daily Mail: “'He was the first atheist I met. He went Air Force after high school, got discharged but I don't know why.”
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A spokeswoman from the US Air Force later confirmed that Kelley had received a bad conduct discharge after allegedly assaulting his spouse and child, according to an Air Force spokeswoman. He had also been sentenced to 12 months’ confinement after a 2012 court martial on the same claims.
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The small church provided no protection for Kelley's innocent victims as he entered the church with a Ruger AR-15 rifle at 11:20 a.m. local time. (As seen here, he'd earlier shown off his firearm in a Facebook post.) "You've got your pews on either side," said Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr. "He just walked down the center aisle, turned around, and — my understanding was — shooting on his way back out."
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Sheriff Tackit added that there was "no way" for the 26 victims to escape — with one 5-year-old still fighting for his life after seeing his mothers and sisters gunned down in the massacre. Local residents Stephen Willeford and Johnnie Langendorff are being credited with putting an end to the deadly rampage, beginning with Willeford rushing to respond to the gunfire.
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Willeford ran to the church armed with a rifle, and the plumber reportedly wounded the maniac by shooting between openings in Kelley's body armor. Kelley had taken a hostage while driving away.
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Willeford was joined by Johnnie Langendorff in pursuing the killer, who eventually drove off the road during a chase that reached speeds of 95 mph. Authorities originally believed Willeford's first shot had proven fatal — but it was later discovered that the cowardly Kelley had shot himself in the head.
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The hostage wasn't injured when Kelley drove off the road. The horrific body count still stands at 26 victims so far — including the 14-year-old daughter of Pastor Frank Pomeroy.
The maniac who gunned down 26 worshippers in a small Texas church was an outspoken atheist — taken down by armed locals after the worst mass shooting at a house of worship in American history!
Photo credit: Getty/Files
Acquaintances of psycho killer Devin Patrick Kelley were quick to explain the motives behind the 26-year-old's terrorist attack on the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. “He was weird,” wrote on Facebook friend, “but never that damn weird, always posting his atheist sh*t."
Former classmate Nina Rosa Nava wrote: “He was always talking about how people who believe in God were stupid and trying to preach his atheism.” Kelley's former classmate Patrick Boyce told the Daily Mail: “'He was the first atheist I met. He went Air Force after high school, got discharged but I don't know why.”
Photo credit: Getty/Files
A spokeswoman from the US Air Force later confirmed that Kelley had received a bad conduct discharge after allegedly assaulting his spouse and child, according to an Air Force spokeswoman. He had also been sentenced to 12 months’ confinement after a 2012 court martial on the same claims.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The small church provided no protection for Kelley's innocent victims as he entered the church with a Ruger AR-15 rifle at 11:20 a.m. local time. (As seen here, he'd earlier shown off his firearm in a Facebook post.) "You've got your pews on either side," said Wilson County Sheriff Joe D. Tackitt Jr. "He just walked down the center aisle, turned around, and — my understanding was — shooting on his way back out."
Sheriff Tackit added that there was "no way" for the 26 victims to escape — with one 5-year-old still fighting for his life after seeing his mothers and sisters gunned down in the massacre. Local residents Stephen Willeford and Johnnie Langendorff are being credited with putting an end to the deadly rampage, beginning with Willeford rushing to respond to the gunfire.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Willeford ran to the church armed with a rifle, and the plumber reportedly wounded the maniac by shooting between openings in Kelley's body armor. Kelley had taken a hostage while driving away.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Willeford was joined by Johnnie Langendorff in pursuing the killer, who eventually drove off the road during a chase that reached speeds of 95 mph. Authorities originally believed Willeford's first shot had proven fatal — but it was later discovered that the cowardly Kelley had shot himself in the head.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The hostage wasn't injured when Kelley drove off the road. The horrific body count still stands at 26 victims so far — including the 14-year-old daughter of Pastor Frank Pomeroy.
