The gunman who opened fire in a small Texas church, killing 26 people during worship services, sent threatening text messages to his mother-in-law before the attack and had been confronted about domestic violence at least twice in the last five years, authorities said Monday.

By JIM VERTUNO |  Associated Press

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A gunman dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a small South Texas church, killing 26 people in an attack that claimed tight-knit neighbors and multiple family members ranging in age from 5 to 72 years old.

By Kelsey Bradshaw, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News

The wife of the bus driver killed while driving a group of church members home in Uvalde last month was found dead in her home Tuesday, authorities told mySA.com.