new braunfel just north of san antonio. so why he would drive 40 miles and pick out this church is obviously something investigators are taking a much closer and deeper look into. and obviously whether or not he should have before able to legally purchase a gun is something that is in question as well tonight. as you mentioned, he was able to purchase this assault-style rifle in april of 2016. and so the question kind of becomes, he was released from the military on a bad conduct discharge, which is different from a dishonorable discharge. and he was accused, court martialed and convicted of abusing his spouse and his child. so questions as to whether or not the conviction on those charges should have been able to disqualify him. but from according to sources that cnn has spoken with tonight, there is nothing that popped up in the background check that would have disqualified him from being able to get that weapon apparently. so we'll continue to look closer into that. that's one of the things that investigators also taking

new braunfels is north of san antonio. so why he would drive 40 miles and pick out this church is obviously something investigators are taking a much closer and deeper look into. and obviously whether or not he should have been able to legally purchase a gun is something that is in question as well tonight. as you mentioned, he was able to purchase his assault-style rifle legally back in april of 2016. and so the question kind of becomes, he was released from the military on a bad conduct discharge, which is different from a dishonorable discharge. and he was accused, court martialed and convicted of abusing his spouse and his child. so questions whether or not the conviction on those charges should have been able to disqualify him. but from according to sources that cnn spoke to there was nothing in the background check that would have disqualified him from being able to get that weapon. we'll continue to look closer into that, michael. that's one of the things that investigators also taking a much closer look as they try

he lives about 40 miles away in the town of new braunfels. why would he drive all wait here and attack this particular church. >> cnn is learning more about the man who opened fire killing people at this small baptist church. the suspected killer is 26-year-old devyn patrick kelley, who once served in the u.s. air force. he served a year in prison for assaulting his wife and child. he was discharged from the air force for bad conduct. police say the suspect began his rampage around 11:30 a.m. sunday morning, dressed in all black tactical gear and a ballistic vest, he began firing from outside the church during sunday's service. he then entered the church and continued his assault, killing dozens. this video taken last sunday shows just how small the congregation is. the pastor's own 14-year-old daughter, annabelle pomeroy is among the dead. employees at a nearby store recall hearing shots ring outs. >> this was rapid fire. we were flabbergasted. >> reporter: we're told that kelley legally purchased the ruger used in the attack in 2016. when f

suspected shooter has been identified as a 26-year-old white man named devin patrick kelley from new braunfels, texas. kelley was found dead in his car from a gunshot wound shortly after the shooting. it is not yet known whether he killed himself or whether he was shot by a local resident who opened fire on kelley after the church massacre, and then chased him along with another resident in his car 11 miles away from the church. kelley enlisted in the u.s. air force in 2010. in 2012, he was court-martialed for assaulting his wife and child, leading to year-long imprisonment and bad conduct discharge in 2014. we'll have more on the texas massacre after headlines. particularly, looking at how it was possible he was legally able to purchase a gun. president trump kicked off a 12-day, five-nation trip to asia with a stop in japan saturday, pressing prime minister shinzo abe for a better trade agreement and urging japan to purchase more u.s. weaponry. at a joint news conference with abe on monday, trump repeated a threat against north korea over its nuclear program, saying the era of strategic pati

what made this killer drive from the town he lived in, new braunfels, texas, which is 40 miles away, why would he drive all this way to pick this small church in this small town? we've learned from the sheriff that his in-laws attended this small bap the u.tist church. the sheriff did say that family was not in attendance during the ceremony. so perhaps this is one of the first indications as to what exactly the motive is here. is it a domestic issue within the pafamily that brought him here? but obviously the question still remains, why would he consider this rampage for so many other innocent people for inside this church, as well? that's the question that the sheriff says investigators still don't have a full picture of what the motive is here. >> talk to me about the weapon? what do we know about the weapon or weapons that were used? >> we were told by the sheriff, there was the assault-style rifle that he engaged in the attack, at first shooting at the church building from the outside. one witness told me that he had witnessed the gunman walk along the side, shooting through the

. >> reporter: state and federal law enforcement officials say devin kelley of new braunfels, texas, walked into the first baptist church and started firing. >> as he exited the church, a local resident grabbed his rifle and engaged that suspect. the suspect dropped his rifle and fled from the church. a short time later, that suspect ran off the roadway and crashed and was found deceased in his vehicle. >> reporter: the first named victim, 14-year-old annabelle renee pomeroy. her father, the church pastor, was out of town in oklahoma at the time of the shooting. he wants the world to know his daughter was, quote, one very beautiful, special child. amidst the grief and tears, one woman says fate kept her alive. >> i changed my mind to go to church today. >> reporter: president trump in japan, reacting to the news. >> all of america is praying to god to help the wounded and the families of the victims. we will never, ever leave their side. >> reporter: at a press conference a short time ago authorities did not release the names of any more victims. law enforcement now looking for a mot

the suspected shooter was a 26-year-old white man named devin patrick kelley from new braunfels, texas. kelley enlisted in the u.s. air force in 2010. in 2012, he was court-martialed on charges he repeatedly hit, and choked-- kicked, his wife, pointed a loaded gun at her, and attacked his stepson with such force that it broke the toddler's skull. kelley was confined for a year and then thrown out of the air force with a bad conduct discharge in 2014. but on monday, the air force admitted it had failed to report kelley's domestic violence court-martial to a federal database, meaning kelley had no problem buying a ruger ar-556 assault-style rifle at an academy sports and outdoors store in san antonio, texas, in 2016. he reportedly used this gun to massacre the 26 people on sunday. on monday, authorities also said kelley appears to have carried out the massacre because of a domestic dispute he had with his mother-in-law, who was a member of the first baptist church but was not present on sunday. he apparently killed his grandmother in law. this is a spokesman for the texas department of p

. >> reporter: state and federal law enforcement officials say devin kelley of new braunfels, texas, walked into the first baptist church and started firing. >> as he exited the church, a local resident grabbed his rifle and engaged that suspect. the suspect dropped his rifle and fled from the church. a short time later, that suspect ran off the roadway and crashed and was found deceased in his vehicle. >> reporter: the first named victim, 14-year-old annabelle renee pomeroy. her father, the church pastor, was out of town in oklahoma at the time of the shooting. he wants the world to know his daughter was, quote, one very beautiful, special child. amidst the grief and tears, one woman says fate kept her alive. >> i changed my mind to go to church today. >> reporter: president trump in japan, reacting to the news. >> all of america is praying to god to help the wounded and the families of the victims. we will never, ever leave their side. >> reporter: at a press conference a short time ago authorities did not release the names of any more victims. law enforcement now looking for a mot

he most recently worked as the overnight security guard at this resort in new braunfels, texas. >> no signs of anything. very quiet, polite young man. >> reporter: the resort manager says kelley left a note on saturday saying he had a headache and left work early. he was scheduled for work the day of the shooting. >> we thought he just didn't show up for work on sunday, and then about manager said, have you not been watching the news. i turned it on, and that's when we found out about him. >> reporter: deputies now block the entrance to the last place kelley lived, a house registered to his parents 40 miles north of san antonio. what was your reaction when you found out? >> shock, and horror for the poor people who lost family members. that's probably the hardest part of it. >> reporter: kelley's coworkers at the resort say he was always quiet and just really kind of kept to himself. there are still sheriff's deputies blocking the entrance to his parents' home, and they are not saying if they have searched that property. >> glor: omar, thanks very much. hours after the attack, dozens

pierre thomas with more. >> reporter: sources identify the suspect as devin kelley, of new braunfels,so seen, a photograph of an assault-style rifle. >> it's highly likely of the c community. the ng, he probably knew every one of them. >> reporter: the scores of victims had little chance to survive. you can see how small the church is from this image taken a couple weeks ago, with virtually no room to move and hide, they would have been easy targets, likely shot at close range. abc news, pierre thomas, washington. >> neighbors say the shooter lived in a barn apartment with his wife and 2-year-old son. son his -- on his parents' property. >> they were stunned. one describes the shooter as a normal, regular guy with exception of the late-night gunfire coming from his home. >> the only thing unusual from them about them across the street is we hear a lot of gunfire. a lot of times at night. we're out in the country, it's fine to shoot your guns, but not at 9:00, 10:00 at night. that's the only thing abnormal i can say about them that i've noticed. >> that neighbor says he would sit for t

he was in new braunfels near san antonio. a neighbor said kelley seemed to be a normal guy. >> one of the heros who chased the alleged gunman said he wanted to keep others from being hurt, as well. johnny langandorf and another man chased after the shooter. >> my adrenaline is still coming down. it was a hot pursuit. very fast. it ended quickly. >> the pair led law enforcement to where kelley was. he says he felt compelled to act, after hearing the gunfire. >>> the shooting happened as many were going to service this morning. >> lillian kim is at grace cathedral in san francisco with the story. >> reporter: parishioners were told about the shooting during service here this morning the it was news the church felt compelled to share. at grace cathedral, what started a joyous celebration, ended with news of another church shooting. >> we just captized 13 babies in this font. by the end of that service, we found that even babies, an unborn child had been killed. >> reporter: the decision was made to break the news at the 11:00 a.

where he was cited for animal abuse.this year he and his new wife moved in with his parents in new braunfels moravitz/neighbor> "nothing abnormal. regular guy. i mean the only thing unusual across the street is we hear a lot of gunfire, a lot of times at night."kelley posted a picture of his assault rifle online. last weekend, police say he brought it and several other guns to the baptist church in sutherland springs.he died of a self=inflicted wound after being shot twice by a civilian. the air force says it's conducting a review of its policies. "somebody really dropped he ball in this case and there's 26 dead people now." (steve) investigators have recovered the phone of the texas church shooter... but have yet to get inside it. according to the f-b-i... the phone has been sent to one of their labs for analysis. authorities say... because of advances in technology and the encryptions... it is increasingly difficult to get into phones. the f-b-i has not disclosed the make or model of the phone. (pam) as house republicans work to pass their t