November 5, 2017: The Sutherland Springs Church Shooting

November 5, 2017: Devin Patrick Kelley walks into a service at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio, and shoots 46 people, 26 of whom die. He then led the police on a chase, but crashed, and, refusing to be taken alive, killed himself. He was 26, and his motive has never been established.

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 (now Paycor Stadium) in Cincinnati.

* The Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans, 20-14 at NRG Stadium (as Reliant Stadium was then known) 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 (formerly Rich Stadium and Ralph Wilson Stadium) in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park, New York.

* The following day, on ESPN 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. (It's now named the Kia Center.)

* The Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 117-115 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (now the Rocket Arena) 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. (It's now named the Frost Bank Center.)

* 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. (The building is now named the Crypto.com Arena.)

* 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.

Also, Arsenal lost to Manchester City, 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.