Gunman wounds 4 in missionary center

Associated Press ^ | 9 December 2007 | Associated Press

[mrhansen]

DENVER - A gunman walked into a training center for young Christian missionaries in a Denver suburb early Sunday and opened fire, wounding at least four people.

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The shooting happened at about 12:30 a.m. on Sunday at the Youth With a Mission center, Arvada Police spokeswoman Susan Medina said.

The extent of the injuries was not clear, and the gunman was still at large Sunday morning.

According to its Web site, Youth With a Mission has about 1,000 locations worldwide and trains people to become missionaries. About 50 people were inside the Arvada site when the gunman opened fire.

[mrhansen]

Just another reason to get my CCW once I get back to Colorado...

[reg45]

Perhaps he just got out of a showing of "The Golden Compass".

[dawn53]

Here’s the school’s website..they don’t seem to have posted anything yet about the incident:

http://www.ywamdenver.org/home.htm

[squarebarb]

There are so many anti-Christian messages out there. Remember the shooting in a Dallas (?) chruch several years ago.

[appalachian_dweller]

Any more info on the shooter?

[sierrahome]

Prayers Up

[mrhansen]

Nothing is showing up anywhere else, yet...but then again, I’m not currently in the US watching the news.

[appalachian_dweller]

Thanks for checking mrhansen.

TM ping....anyone have more info on this?

[pamlet]

I have two friends who are missionaries for this organization - they’re in Africa and New Orleans..

Denver TV station has a bit more here..

http://www.9news.com/news/top-article.aspx?storyid=82457

From the article

The suspect, who is still on the loose, is described as a white male, about 20 years old, who was wearing a dark coat. He may have been wearing a dark beanie, may have had a beard, and may have been wearing glasses.

[LucyJo]

Prayers for the loved ones, and prayers that LE find and arrest the perp quickly.

[Morgan in Denver]

It needs to be noted, this happened in Arvada, a suburb of Denver. Arvada is NW of the Denver area. Just so people can put it into perspective as to where it happened.

[mware]

report from Fox the prep may have a beard and wearing a skull cap.

[LucyJo]

One of the friends of the shooter in the Omaha mall shooting talked about them playing “first shooter” video games.

I don’t remember things like this happening when I was a kid...of course, there are many things happening now that didn’t happen then! But, it is difficult to believe that someone could just decide to do something like this “out of the blue” with no provocation from the victims.

[mrhansen]

Not to sound like a pessimist or anything, but I think there are only going to be more and more of these happening.

How many mass shootings did we have before Columbine versus after it.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I don’t remember things like this happening when I was a kid

They did, though. Been happening since Cain and Abel.

[nuconvert]

This shooting happened at a dorm. Friend reporting suspect is white male in his 20’s.
Since it was a dorm, sounds like he may have known one or more of the people.
Still no info on the seriousness of the injuries.

[MainFrame65]

Another TARGET-RICH ENVIRONMENT attracts a predator.

[smeghead75]

I have a friend who is at this YWAM base. Does anyone have any more details about the status of the wounded???

[Tree of Liberty]

I'm sure the friend meant "first person shooter". I happen to play them often, myself, but am not inclined to murder. Correlation does not equal causation.