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River Oaks Man ‘Battling Demon’ Identified as Gunman in White Settlement Church Shooting
Keith Thomas Kinnunen had criminal record for assault, theft; ex-wife filed protective order and said he was battling a demon, not nice to anyone
By Scott Gordon • Published December 30, 2019 • Updated 53 mins ago
River Oaks Man ‘Battling Demon’
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A news conference is being held at the church at 8 p.m. Monday. Live video will appear at the top of this page; check back and refresh this story to load the video player. A public vigil is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday at the church.
The man who fatally shot two people at a White Settlement Church on Sunday before being killed by church security has been identified as a 43-year-old Keith Thomas Kinnunen, a River Oaks man with a long criminal history and described by his ex-wife as "battling a demon" and "not nice to anyone."
Kinnunen was identified as the shooter Monday morning by two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation. NBC 5 has learned his criminal past included charges of assault, theft, arson and possession of an illegal weapon in Texas, Oklahoma and New Jersey.
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