Following the mass shooting killing 26 and wounding at least 2o more at a small Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on November fifth, 2017, investigation services has released some updated information on the shooter, Devin Patrick Kelley and his history containing domestic violence allegations and an escape from a mental health facility.

 The investigation has brought forth evidence that Kelley beat his former wife and abused his former step-son as well as having charges for animal cruelty. In addition to posting about his automatic weapons and his love for mass shootings, a disturbed neighbor recently came forward with a detailed description of Kelly’s early morning target practice. The neighbor described several mornings in a row that he heard the loud, distinct, sound of rapid-fire gunshots coming from Kelley’s property.

Due to recent events, Kelley’s name is most associated with the Texas church shooting but, police in El Paso have reported that this is not the first they have heard of Kelley and his devious endeavors. The report stated that five years before the church massacre, a squadron of officers was dispatched to a bus terminal after Kelley escaped from a behavioral facility. Officers wrote that they were told, Kelley, who was serving in the Air Force before his placement in the behavioral facility, “was a danger to himself and others” at the time and “was also facing military criminal charges”.

 Although it is still unclear why Kelley was initially placed in the behavioral facility and if he ever faced military discipline for his actions, he was court-martialed for abuse. The Air Force has acknowledged that they did not inform military authorities about Kelley’s domestic violence conviction, which would have prevented him from purchasing automatic weapons. The unknown facts about Kelley’s stunts in the mental health facility and making threats to his superiors brought forward new questions about the services handling Kelley and his discharge.

 Authorities including the Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, have questioned how it was possible for Kelley to have passed background checks for employment and firearm purchases, checks that should have made it nearly impossible for him to obtain the weapons he used in Sunday’s church shooting. The domestic violence should have also raised red flags as he purchased firearms, one in each of the past four years.