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Jessika Edwards, who worked with Kelley at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico from 2010 to 2012, said the 26-year-old shooter had displayed a fascination with mass murders while he was enlisted in the Air Force. (Photo: AP/File)

Texas church shooter used dogs as 'target practice': ex-colleague

Armed with a powerful assault rifle, Kelly opened fire on worshippers at a Sunday service inside a rural church.

10 Nov 2017 8:41 PM

A candlelight vigil being observed following the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that left 26 people dead. (Photo: AFP)

Gunman hunted for survivors, riddled kids with bullets like an animal: Texas shooting witness

Authorities in Sutherland Springs said nearly half of the 26 victims were children.

08 Nov 2017 7:25 PM

$Devin Kelley was convicted of fracturing his infant stepson's skull and accused of beating his dog. (Photo: AFP)$

Child abuse, animal cruelty: Texas gunman’s violent past

In 2012, Kelley was court-martialed and sentenced to a year's confinement for abusing his wife and child.

07 Nov 2017 12:23 PM

Joann Ward used herself as a shield to protect her four children from the shooting. (Photo: Facebook)

Mother killed shielding her 4 children in Texas church shooting

Joann Ward pushed her 9-yr-old daughter to the floor when a gunman sprayed shots inside First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.

07 Nov 2017 11:26 AM

US Air Force acknowledged on Monday that it failed to enter Kelley's 2012 domestic violence offence into a US government database used by licensed gun dealers for conducting background checks on firearms purchasers. (Photo: File)

Church massacre: US air force mistake helped gunman buy arms

The killer, Devin Kelley, was earlier convicted by court-martial of assaulting his first wife, step-son while serving in the US Air Force.

07 Nov 2017 11:24 AM

Though officials did not identify the gunman, multiple media outlets named him as Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, adding that he had been dishonorably discharged from the Air Force. (Photo: AP)

Texas church shooting gunman wore ballistic vest, carried assault rifle

The shooter, who was found dead, was armed with a ‘Ruger AR assault-type rifle’

06 Nov 2017 4:02 PM

Emergency personnel respond to a fatal shooting at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. (Photo: AP)

At least 26 killed in Texas church shooting, youngest aged five

US President Donald Trump, who was in Japan, where he was on an Asian trip, called the shooting an 'act of evil'.

06 Nov 2017 9:34 AM

She was adopted by the Indian-American couple, Wesley Mathews and Sini Mathews, from an orphanage in India last year. (Photo: AP/File)

3-year-old Sherin Mathews’ funeral a subdued affair in lieu of media glare

Sherin’s body was released by the Dallas medical examiner for funeral and her autopsy report is still awaited.

01 Nov 2017 4:22 PM

Sherin, who went missing on October 7, was found dead in a culvert under a road about 1 km from her home in suburban Dallas on October 22. (Photo: Facebook/File)

Indian woman harassed after false ID in Sherin Mathews case

Wrongly circulated photo of her family, identified them as the toddler's parents, a report said.

31 Oct 2017 2:55 PM

An online petition had requested authorities not to release Sherin's body to her foster parents and allow the people to give her a proper burial that she deserves. (Photo: Facebook)

Sherin's body sent to funeral home, medical report awaited

Sherin Mathews’ body was released on Saturday but did not say who has custody.

30 Oct 2017 6:52 PM

Thousands of people took to Facebook to post unfounded theories about Sherin's death or videos of themselves crying over 'Princess Sherin.' (Photo: Facebook)

US: Body of Sherin Mathews released; petition for interfaith burial

Sherin was adopted last year by the Indian-American couple, Wesley Mathews and Sini Mathews.

29 Oct 2017 11:03 AM

A petition has been started by community leader Father Thomas to not hand over the body of Sherin Mathews to her parents, and rather to the community, so that proper memorial and burial service could be done. (Photos: AP)

Indian-American foster mother denies involvement in death of 3-yr-old girl

Lawyers insist that Mathews cooperated with the Richardson Police investigation into her daughter's disappearance.

26 Oct 2017 11:27 AM

The body of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews was found on Sunday in suburban Dallas in a culvert under a road about a half-mile from her parents' home. (Photo: File)

US: 3-yr-old girl had no difficulty eating, says owner of Indian orphanage

The father changed his story to police later, saying the girl choked on milk and died in the family's garage before he took her body away.

26 Oct 2017 9:31 AM

Over the past two weeks, Sherin brought the whole community together in the suburb, as countless volunteers searched in and around Richardson hoping to find her. (Photo: AP)

As reports confirm Sherin’s death, Richardson united in heartbreak, anger

The incident has left the shocked community with many unanswered questions.

25 Oct 2017 3:29 PM

3-year-old Sherin Mathews was last seen outside her family's backyard in Richardson city in Texas on October 7. (RichardsonPD | Facebook)

3-yr-old missing Indian girl's father says she 'choked on milk'; police re-arrest him

The father was re-arrested and charged with first-degree felony injury to a child due to a conflicting statement to police.

25 Oct 2017 8:18 AM

On Monday, Wesley and his attorney voluntarily arrived at the Richardson police station and shared a different account of the girl's disappearance than his original statement. (Photo: Where is Sherin Mathews/Facebook)

US: Father of missing Indian girl arrested day after body of a child found

Wesley was arrested on Monday evening and faces charges of injury to a child, Police Sgt. Kevin Perlich said.

24 Oct 2017 10:02 AM

Sherin Mathews, who has developmental issues and limited verbal communication skills, was last seen outside her family's backyard in Richardson, Dallas on October 7. (Photo: AFP)

US Police likely to have found body of 3-yr-old Indian girl banished by dad

Sherin Mathews, who has developmental issues and limited verbal communication skills, was last seen outside her family's backyard on Oct 7.

23 Oct 2017 10:21 AM

The Child Protective Services says it's a standard custodial hearing, as the parents ask a judge to let them bring their biological daughter home in Richardson city in the US state of Texas. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian-American missing 3-yr-old Sherin’s parents fight for other child’s custody

The mysterious disappearance of the Sherin Mathews led to the Child Protective Services removing 4-year-old biological girl.

22 Oct 2017 6:30 PM

The police concentrated their efforts in a field near Richland College close to Sherin's home.(Photo: AFP)

Richardson Police now using drones to find missing Indian-American 3-year-old

Mathews' parents both remain 'uncooperative' according to police.

18 Oct 2017 5:15 PM

Mathews claimed that when he went to check on her around 3:15 am Sherin was gone. (Photo: Facebook)

Police probing CCTV footage after 3-yr-old Indian girl goes missing in US

Sherin vanished on October 7 after her adoptive father Wesley Mathews told police he left her outside their home at 3 am as punishment.

18 Oct 2017 8:37 AM

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