Police have identified the man who shot and killed two people at a church on Sunday as Keith Kinnunen, a reportedly disturbed, homeless man with a lengthy criminal record.
NBC 5 in Dallas-Ft. Worth reports Kinnunen had been previously arrested for alleged assault, theft, arson and possession of an illegal weapon in Texas, Oklahoma and New Jersey.
Authorities say he was wearing a wig and fake beard when he began firing with a shotgun inside a Texas church killing a deacon and another member of the congregation.
Church members had reportedly helped Kinnunen in the past. He had told police that he was homeless.
Kinnunen's ex-wife told reporters that Kinnunen was addicted to drugs and out of touch with reality.
We knew he was crazy but not like this. I don't wish this on anybody. I feel sorry for the victims. I really do...he said he was battling a demon.
Angela Holloway Kinnunen's ex-wife, to 5 NBC News
Angela Holloway was reportedly married to Kinnunen for eight years, divorcing him in 2010. After their divorce, she filed for a protective order calling Kinnunen "violent" and "paranoid." After Kinnunen began shooting Sunday, he was shot and killed by an armed member of the church congregation.
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