The breaking new reports are saying a second person has died as a result of this shooting. How tragic this is. What does this say of our society if you are not even safe to attend worship services on Sunday? If you are not safe in church are you safe anywhere?
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KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- A shotgun-wielding man opened fire at a Unitarian church during a children's play Sunday morning, killing one adult and wounding eight others before being overpowered by worshippers, police said. People embrace outside a Knoxville, Tennessee, church where a gunman opened fire Sunday. 1 of 3 Jim Adkisson, 58, of Powell, Tennessee, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, Knoxville municipal spokesman Randy Kenner said Sunday evening. Adkisson is not believed to have been a member of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, and investigators have not determined a motive for the shooting, Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen told reporters. The attack killed Greg McKendry, a 60-year-old usher and board member at the church, Owen said. Five others were in critical condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Becky Thompson said, while a sixth was in serious condition https://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/27/church...ting/index.html |
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