As of 2021, it is the deadliest mass shooting ever in Texas, and the 5th-deadliest in America. Kelly, of New Braunfels, Texas, did it with a Ruger AR-556 semi-automatic rifle, a weapon which would have fallen under the assault weapon ban of 1994-2004.
A friend from his school days said, "He wasn't always a psychopath," and, "Over the years, we all saw him change into something that he wasn't." He was convicted of domestic violence in a court-martial while he served in the U.S. Air Force, but the USAF failed to record the conviction with the FBI, meaning that he was not, officially, legally prohibited from obtaining a firearm. The system failed, due to negligence.
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November 5, 2017 was a Sunday. The baseball season was over. But football was played:
* The New York Giants lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 51-17 at MetLife Stadium. It remains the worst defeat either New York team has suffered since moving into the new Meadowlands Stadium.
* The Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens, 23-20 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
* The Carolina Panthers beat the Atlanta Falcons, 20-17 at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
* The New Orleans Saints beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-10 at Raymond James Stadium in Atlanta.
* The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-7 at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.
* The Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans, 20-14 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
* The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Denver Broncos, 51-23 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver. (It's now named Empower Field at Mile High, but everyone just calls it Mile High Stadium like the predecessor stadium was named.)
* The Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers, 20-10 at Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco suburb of Santa Clara, California.
* The Washington Redskins beat the Seattle Seahawks, 17-14 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. (It's now named Lumen Field.)
* The Dallas Cowboys beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 28-17 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
* The Oakland Raiders beat the Miami Dolphins, 27-24 at Hard Rock Stadium in the Miami suburb of Miami Gardens, Florida.
* On the preceding Thursday, the New York Jets beat the Buffalo Bills, 34-21 at New Era Field in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park, New York. (It's now named Highmark Stadium.)
* The following day, on Monday Night Football, the Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers, 30-17 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
* The Cleveland Browns, the Los Angeles Chargers, the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers had a bye.
There were 10 games played in the NBA:
* The New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers, 108-101 at Madison Square Garden. Kristaps Porziņģis scored 40 points.
* The Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors, 107-96 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. (It's now named the Scotiabank Arena.) Bradley Beal scored 38 for the Wizards.
* The Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic, 104-88 at the Amway Center in Orlando.
* The Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 117-115 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
* The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Charlotte Hornets, 112-94 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
* The Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz, 137-110 at the Toyota Center in Houston. James Harden scored 56 points.
* The San Antonio Spurs beat the Phoenix Suns, 112-95 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
* The Staples Center in Los Angeles hosted a doubleheader. In the afternoon, the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Miami Heat, 104-101. At night, the Los Angeles Lakers, 107-102.
* And the Portland Trail Blazers, 103-99 at the Moda Center in Portland. Damian Lillard scored 36 for the Blazers.
There were 4 games played in the NHL:
* The New Jersey Devils lost to the Calgary Flames, 5-4 at the Saddledome in Calgary. The Devils blew leads of 1-0 and 2-1, but came back from deficits of 3-2 and 4-3, and then lost in a shootout, as they frequently have these last few years.
* The New York Islanders beat the Colorado Avalanche, 6-4 at the Barclays Center.
* The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 2-0 in an "Original Six" matchup at the United Center in Chicago.
* And the Detroit Red Wings beat the the Edmonton Oilers, 4-0 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.