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Colo. Shooter Had Ties to Church

Lone gunman ID'd as ex-mission worker who sent threatening letters

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 10, 2007 2:44 PM CST

(Newser) – A former mission worker was the shooter in both of yesterday’s Colorado church shootings, CNN reports. The killer, identified as Matthew Murray, worked with Youth With a Mission in Arvada, where the first shooting occurred. The Rocky Mountain News describes Murray as the 24-year-old... Read full story »

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