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  • May 2008

    • Gunman in Custody Battle Opens Fire at Church Fair

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 18, 08 7:10 AM CDT

      Gunman in Custody Battle Opens Fire at Church Fair

      Three people were wounded yesterday when a gunman involved in a child custody battle opened fire on his ex-girlfriend at a church school festival in San Fernando Valley, reports the Los Angeles Times . Families ran screaming as the gunman nonchalantly lifted his rifle and began squeezing off rounds in front of his 9-year-old son. Two bystanders tackled him and held him for police. All three victims are in stable condition. More »

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      crime  • gun  • child custody  • custody battle  • church shootings  • mass shootings  • gun injury

  • December 2007

    • FBI Warned on Colorado Shooter

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 12, 07 12:34 PM CST

      FBI Warned on Colorado Shooter

      The FBI was alerted to Internet postings supposedly written by Colorado church shooter Matthew Murray between his two rampages, the AP reports. The operator of the forum for the Association of Former Pentecostals said a member contacted the FBI the day of the shootings after “nghtmrchild26,” thought to be Murray, made 11 posts saying he wanted to kill Christians. More »

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      Colorado  • gunman  • church shootings  • New Life Church  • Matthew Murray

    • Colorado Church Gunman Killed Himself

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 12, 07 2:04 AM CST

      Colorado Church Gunman Killed Himself

      Though Colorado church gunman Matthew Murray was shot by a security guard, the wound that killed him was self-inflicted, reports the Los Angeles Times . Murray shot himself after he was wounded by the volunteer guard who opened fire when Murray burst into the church with three guns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. More »

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      Colorado  • Minneapolis  • church shootings  • shooting rampage  • Matthew Murray  • Jeanne Assam

    • Colo. Church Gunman 'Hated Christians'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 10, 07 8:15 PM CST

      Colo. Church Gunman 'Hated Christians'

      The gunman at two Colorado church shootings yesterday had been expelled from the missionary school where killed two people, the AP reports. He also sent the school hate mail in recent weeks and may have "hated Christians," police said. The school admitted that it had kicked out the gunman, Michael Murray, a few years ago due to "issues with his health." More »

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      Colorado  • church  • gunman  • Christians  • church shootings  • megachurches  • Colorado Springs  • Ted Haggard

    • Colo. Shooter Had Ties to Church

      newser  |  CNN  |  Dec 10, 07 2:44 PM CST

      Colo. Shooter Had Ties to Church

      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 son of a local neurosurgeon, and CBS 4 reports that his neighbors said Murray was a recluse. More »

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      crime  • shooting  • Colorado  • gunman  • church shootings  • megachurches  • Ted Haggard  • New Life Church  • Matthew Murray

    • Link Sought in Church Shootings

      newser  |  CNN  |  Dec 10, 07 3:15 AM CST

      Link Sought in Church Shootings

      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. More »

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      shooting  • Colorado  • gunman  • church shootings  • megachurches  • Colorado Springs

    • Gunman Dead in Church Attack

      newser  |  CNN  |  Dec 9, 07 7:14 PM CST

      Gunman Dead in Church Attack

      The gunman who opened fire at a Colorado megachurch today killed one and wounded four before being fatally shot by a security guard, CNN reports. Police Chief Richard Myers called the guard at New Life Church "a courageous security staff member who probably saved many lives today." Some of the victims' injuries were life-threatening, Myers said. He added that "suspicious devices" were found on the church grounds. More »

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      shooting  • Colorado  • gunman  • church shootings  • megachurches  • Colorado Springs  • New Life Church

    • 4 Shot at Haggard's Colo. Church

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 9, 07 3:15 PM CST

      4 Shot at Haggard's Colo. Church

      Gunfire struck Colorado Christians a second time today, hitting at least four people in the parking lot of Ted Haggard's New Life Church this afternoon, the AP reports. It was unclear if the incident, in Colorado Springs, was linked to two earlier shooting deaths at a missionary training center 70 miles away, where officials said a white male shot 4 staffers after being denied shelter last night. More »

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      shooting  • Colorado  • gunman  • church shootings  • megachurches  • Colorado Springs  • Ted Haggard  • New Life Church

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