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What We Know About The Texas Church Shooting Suspect

Authorities say that 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley had a brief and troubled enlistment in the U.S. Air Force before being court-martialed and discharged in 2014 for assaulting his wife and child.

A few details are becoming known about the man who allegedly shot and killed at least 26 people and wounded 20 others Sunday at a rural community church in south Texas. Police have identified the gunman as Devin Patrick Kelley, 26.

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Freeman Martin says Kelley

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