Fleeing Texas Church Shooter Called His Father, Then Shot Himself, Officials Say

Fleeing Texas Church Shooter Called His Father, Then Shot Himself, Officials Say
State troopers guard the entrance to the First Baptist Church (back) after a mass shooting that killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Nov. 6, 2017. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
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Devin Patrick Kelly was bleeding badly as he drove his Ford Expedition away from the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, where he had just shot nearly four dozen people.

In close pursuit behind him was the pickup containing a pair of Sutherland Springs citizens, one of which had shot him through a gap in his body armor.