Texas church gunman was shot by hero plumber Stephen Willeford...before 100mph car chase (tr)

Evening Standard (UK) ^ | November 6, 2017 | BENEDICT MOORE-BRIDGER David Gardner

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Revealed: how Texas church gunman was shot by hero plumber Stephen Willeford and another passer-by before 100mph car chase

BENEDICT MOORE-BRIDGER David Gardner

Stephen Willeford, 55, grabbed his own rifle and rushed to confront Devin Kelley after being told an attack was underway by his daughter.

As he arrived outside the church he came face-to-face with Kelley.

Mr Willeford, a plumber with no military experience, shot him in the side through a gap in his body armour, forcing the killer to flee.

Mr Willeford and another passing resident, Johnnie Langedorff, then chased him at almost 100 miles per hour in a car as the wounded killer tried to make a getaway after taking a hostage.

Kelley is said to have killed 26 people – including a child aged five – when he stormed into the church on Sunday dressed in black tactical gear and armed with an assault rifle.

Freeman Martin, regional director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said: “The suspect dropped his rifle, which was a Ruger AR assault-type rifle, and fled from the church. The man then chased the gunman.”

Mr Langedorff said: “He got a little bit of a jump on us. So we were doing about 95 miles per hour, going around traffic and everything.

“He just lost control and that’s whenever I put the vehicle in park. The other gentleman jumped out and had his rifle drawn on him and he didn’t move after that.”

Kelley was found a short distance away in his crashed vehicle, dead from a bullet wound. He had several more guns in his car, but the hostage was unhurt.

Police are still trying to establish whether Kelley died from Mr Willeford’s shot, or if he committed suicide.

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Speaking at a news conference in Japan, Mr Trump said: “Fortunately somebody else had a gun that was shooting in the opposite direction, otherwise it would have been – as bad as it was – it would have been much worse.”

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He [mass murderer Devin Kelley] served in logistics readiness at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, and was jailed for one year in 2012 on two counts alleging assault on his wife Danielle Shields and their child.

In 2014, he was kicked out of the military.

Old school friends described Kelley, who lived in nearby New Braunfels, Texas, as a “creep” who made no secret of his anti-religious views.

Nina Rose Nava, who went to school with Kelley, said: “He was always talking about how people who believe in God were stupid and trying to preach his atheism.’

On Kelley’s Facebook page, he appeared to have a fascination with guns. He had recently shared a photo of an AR-15 style gun with the caption: ‘She’s a bad b***h.”

Kelley’s mother-in-law, Michelle Shields, is understood to be a parishioner at the First Baptist Church and was friends on social media with First Baptist Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife.

[HighSierra5]

From now on it looks like you’re gonna have to have a volunteer concealed carry parishioner at church next Sunday. These anti religious maggots are a menace. There’s no other solution.

[jdsteel]

Well done Johnny. With the crime stopping AND your girlfriend!!! Now that’s a home grown American hero!

[BuffaloJack]

Soulless eyes and a no-fly beard.
He really does fit the description of a mass murderer.

Thank the Lord that heroes with guns, Stephen Willeford and Johnnie Langendorff, were there to end this.

[BuffaloJack]

I especially like how Stephen Willeford waited until the murderer turned slightly, so that he could get a shot into the unprotected opening on the side of the gunman’s body armor.

[mewzilla]

Love this headline, good article. UK press again....

Have-a-go-heroes shot and chased Sutherland Springs gunman, helping prevent further victims

[mad_as_he$$]

FNS is saying that the Sheriff said that the sicko shot himself.

[Moonman62]

From now on it looks like you’re gonna have to have a volunteer concealed carry parishioner at church next Sunday.

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From what I’ve read a lot of churches already do that. Usually there’s more than one person armed.

This isn’t the first church mass shooting.

[knarf]

Situational awareness .... excellent training anyone can do themselves at any time.

Kids; Get your faces out of the cel phone.

[pax_et_bonum]

http://yournewswire.com/texas-church-shooter-antifa/

This article has the text screenshot referencing two shooters along with other info.

[ETL]

This boy is the son of the guy that CBS News and others had first reported to be the shooter! ie, Chris Ward

"[Chris] Ward’s mother, Sandy Ward, told the New York Times that her daughter-in-law and three grandchildren were shot, including her 5-year-old grandson, who was shot four times and was in surgery Sunday evening.

“I just started praying for everybody who was there,” Sandy Ward told the Times of when she learned what happened. She was not at the 11 a.m. service Sunday because of her troubled knees and bad hip, according to the Times.

Ward posted on Facebook in November 2011 about his upcoming wedding, writing, “getting married on nov 5 to joann i love my baby and she brings me nothing but happiness i love u joann ward.”

The victims of the shooting also include the 14-year-old daughter of Pastor Frank Pomeroy, who was shot dead at the church. Pomeroy and his wife were out of town in Oklahoma for a rare weekend away, he told ABC News.

https://heavy.com/news/2017/11/chris-ward-not-sutherland-springs-texas-church-shooter-gunman/

Chris Ward

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Hmmmm maybe what he chose this church.....Kelley’s mother-in-law, Michelle Shields, is understood to be a parishioner at the First Baptist Church and was friends on social media with First Baptist Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife.

[TruBluKentuckian]

Not allowed...

Doesn’t meet the “he was Antifa, atheist, ISIS, CIA, FBI, Deep State patsy” agenda pushing.

Only Alex Jones approved theories allowed here.

[wastedyears]

Let’s see how many media and politicians completely leave out the *fact* that the mass murderer was shot by a good guy with a gun.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Fox news is reporting the perp died from a self inflicted gunshot. They didn’t say if he was hit in the hip or anywhere else. That doesn’t take away from the fact that the armed citizen and the car chaser stopped the perp from carrying out any further mayhem.

[tflabo]

Is it safe to say that Kelley is no longer an atheist? He absolutely chose his final destination as rejecting God leads to tragic results.

[drpix]

What a difference the changing facts will make to the media coverage.

BIBLE SCHOOL Teacher Massacres 26 at Church

LIFELONG ATHEIST Massacres 26 at Church

[RummyChick]

He was a fleeing felon. Texas gives more latitude but there is a limit on lethal force.

If kelley had a believed to be hostage that would change things up as it would be kidnapping type thing

[New Jersey Realist]

The government should exercise more gun control - make sure every American is armed and carrying.

[Redleg Duke]

The guy could not legally own a firearm. Yet, posted a picture of his rifle on Facebook, bragging about it.

Of course, the FBI and ATF are too busy covering their own asses and going after law-abiding citizens to be bothered with harvesting this “low-hanging fruit” before the massacre.

Great job, Federalies...Great Job! Now, RATS, push some more sensible gun control laws to disarm the law-abiding citizens who did the police work here!

[Gen.Blather]

I suspect the church shooter is a result of the Trump-is-Hitler preaching from the Left. The Left is infusing its rabid base with the idea that the Left is literally being attacked and the Left should push back with “equal” violence.