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Link Sought in Church Shootings

Posted Dec 10, 07 3:15 AM CST in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – Investigators believe there may be a link between deadly shooting sprees yesterday at two Colorado religious sites—a megachurch in Colorado Springs and a Christian missionary center outside Denver. A second victim has died from wounds suffered at the New Light Church, where a guard killed the black-clad gunman who opened fire on worshipers, reports CNN. Two staffers were killed at the missionary center earlier by a man denied a bed for the night, police said.

"There is a reason to believe that" the shootings are linked, although "this is active and I can't release that" information, said the police chief of Arvada, site of the missionary center. There were similarities in the descriptions of the gunmen in both incidents, according to witnesses. The dead gunman has not yet been identified. Investigators were in the process today of executing a search warrant at a suburban Denver home.

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A law enforcement official runs outside New Life Church yesterday. A gunman killed two staff members at a missionary training center early Sunday in Arvada after being told he couldn't spend the night,...   (Associated Press)
An employee of New Life Church comforts a woman outside the church yesterday. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Bryan Oller)   (Associated Press)
People pray outside the New Life Church yesterday. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Kevin Kreck)   (Associated Press)
Police officers run through a parking lot at New Life Church following a shooting inside yesterday. (AP Photo/The Gazette/Kevin Kreck)   (Associated Press)
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