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 ...
We need to make sure that young people and teenagers can draw the line between fantasy and reality. I was playing Halo this morning but when I switch off the game, the game ends. It doesn't carry over into real life. With some of these young shooters, I'm not sure if they're halfway in a game or just totally disgusted with their lives. Maybe both.
Fox reporting that two victims are now dead.
Or, taken another way, the past was worse than we thought because of the lack of news dissemination.
Sorry - isn’t that a Denver TV station tho’?
I love first-person tactical shooter games and I don’t have homicidal thoughts.
Look for a strong statement against anti-Christian bias in America soon from CACR (Council on American-Christian Relations).
Oh, wait...
Slim/none
Fox reporter on the scene is getting indications that the shooter was known around the dorms. Nothing concrete yet, just a “feeling” based on the questions police are asking.
Me neighter. I'm in Milan, Italy. The only English news is the Crappy News Network.
I'm getting the news all week from FR.
YYAM?
They just said that one male and one female, both in their 20s, were killed.
Youth With A Mission = YWAM
I used to be a part of this organizatin and I have to say that I’m surprised something like this hasn’t happened before. They have habit of taking people in off the street with absolutely no knowledge of their background; some have proven to be quite dangerous. They also have very lax security in their dorms, so anyone could get in there if they wanted to.
You are what you think about.
From YWAM.org:
YWAM Staff Killed in Denver
By Paul Filidis
It is with great sadness that we report the shooting death of two staff members at our YWAM Denver (Arvada) training location. The shooting occurred just after midnight, Sunday early morning; two additional staff members were injured, one is in critical condition. Please pray — for the families who are on their way to Denver — for the critically injured young man undergoing surgery today — for the staff and students who have been evacuated to another location — for the apprehension of the gunman who fled the scene
Ref: Country: USA
That’s sad. I hadn’t thought about having to evacuate people because the gunman is s till at large.
Here’s a link to the staff bios...mostly young people, some with small children.
http://www.ywamdenver.org/staff_bios.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071209/ap_on_re_us/missionary_shooting;_ylt=ApOvly3VqE9JUSW5OD3MClKs0NUE
The gunman was described as a white male, about 20 years old, said Medina. He may be wearing glasses and a dark skull cap or beanie. He also may be sporting a beard or mustache, she said.
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