Gunman killed after opening fire at church
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Gunman killed after opening fire at church
A gunman attacked worshippers at a Colorado Springs, Colorado, megachurch Sunday afternoon, killing one person and wounding four others before being killed by a security staff member, the city's police chief said.
Police would not discuss whether there was any connection between the church shootings and an attack on a missionary training center outside Denver about 12 hours earlier that left two people dead and two wounded.
The gunman in that incident was still unknown.
Chief Richard Myers called the Colorado Springs church security staffer "a courageous security staff member who probably saved many lives."
He said some of the shooting victims being treated at the hospital have life-threatening injuries.
Several "suspicious devices" were found at the church, Myers said.
Rev. Brady Boyd, senior pastor of New Life Church, said the church had a security plan in place.
"I'm proud of the way our team responded," he said. "Many, many lives were saved because of the quick action of some committed volunteers at our church."
He said about 7,000 people were at the church, which had just completed a late-morning service, when the shooting took place shortly after 1 p.m.
The wounded were taken to Penrose-St. Francis Hospital, where two were in critical condition, Howard said. Another patient was in good condition and one fair, hospital spokeswoman Amy Sufak said.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/09/church.shooting/index.html
Police would not discuss whether there was any connection between the church shootings and an attack on a missionary training center outside Denver about 12 hours earlier that left two people dead and two wounded.
The gunman in that incident was still unknown.
Chief Richard Myers called the Colorado Springs church security staffer "a courageous security staff member who probably saved many lives."
He said some of the shooting victims being treated at the hospital have life-threatening injuries.
Several "suspicious devices" were found at the church, Myers said.
Rev. Brady Boyd, senior pastor of New Life Church, said the church had a security plan in place.
"I'm proud of the way our team responded," he said. "Many, many lives were saved because of the quick action of some committed volunteers at our church."
He said about 7,000 people were at the church, which had just completed a late-morning service, when the shooting took place shortly after 1 p.m.
The wounded were taken to Penrose-St. Francis Hospital, where two were in critical condition, Howard said. Another patient was in good condition and one fair, hospital spokeswoman Amy Sufak said.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/09/church.shooting/index.html
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