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Gunman wounds 4 in missionary center
Associated Press ^ | 9 December 2007 | Associated Press

Posted on 12/09/2007 5:27:53 AM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; antichristian; banglist; christian; christianpersecution; christianstudents; colorado; denver; dorm; missionary; persecution; rkba; schoolshooting; shooting; ywam
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1 posted on 12/09/2007 5:27:55 AM PST by mrhansen
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To: mrhansen

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


2 posted on 12/09/2007 5:33:26 AM PST by mrhansen
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To: mrhansen
Perhaps he just got out of a showing of "The Golden Compass".
3 posted on 12/09/2007 5:37:02 AM PST by reg45
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Here’s the school’s website..they don’t seem to have posted anything yet about the incident:

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


4 posted on 12/09/2007 5:38:52 AM PST by dawn53
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To: reg45

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


5 posted on 12/09/2007 5:40:22 AM PST by squarebarb
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To: mrhansen

Any more info on the shooter?


6 posted on 12/09/2007 5:43:35 AM PST by appalachian_dweller (Live each day as if it's your last.....it might be.)
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To: mrhansen

Prayers Up


7 posted on 12/09/2007 5:46:10 AM PST by sierrahome (Hillary Clinton "America's Ex-Wife")
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To: appalachian_dweller

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


8 posted on 12/09/2007 5:46:51 AM PST by mrhansen
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To: mrhansen; ExSoldier; nwctwx; Velveeta; MamaDearest; nw_arizona_granny; LucyT; Cindy; KylaStarr; ...

Thanks for checking mrhansen.

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


9 posted on 12/09/2007 5:56:08 AM PST by appalachian_dweller (Live each day as if it's your last.....it might be.)
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To: mrhansen

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.


10 posted on 12/09/2007 5:57:56 AM PST by pamlet
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Prayers for the loved ones, and prayers that LE find and arrest the perp quickly.


11 posted on 12/09/2007 6:02:59 AM PST by LucyJo
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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.


12 posted on 12/09/2007 6:07:38 AM PST by Morgan in Denver
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To: appalachian_dweller

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


13 posted on 12/09/2007 6:09:15 AM PST by mware (Americans in arm chairs doing the work of the media.)
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To: mrhansen

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.


14 posted on 12/09/2007 6:10:46 AM PST by LucyJo
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To: LucyJo

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.


15 posted on 12/09/2007 6:20:58 AM PST by mrhansen
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To: LucyJo
I don’t remember things like this happening when I was a kid

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

16 posted on 12/09/2007 6:57:49 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God is, and (2) God is good?)
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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.


17 posted on 12/09/2007 6:59:17 AM PST by nuconvert ("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
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To: mrhansen

Another TARGET-RICH ENVIRONMENT attracts a predator.


18 posted on 12/09/2007 7:04:56 AM PST by MainFrame65 (The US Senate: World's greatest PREVARICATIVE body!)
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To: mrhansen

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


19 posted on 12/09/2007 7:06:16 AM PST by smeghead75
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To: LucyJo
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.
20 posted on 12/09/2007 7:09:40 AM PST by Tree of Liberty (Islam delenda est)
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