Daughter of Deacon Shot and Killed During Church Service Speaks Out

5 NBC DFW ^ | 12/29/2019 | Maria Guerrero

[a fool in paradise]

Anton "Tony" Wallace's daughter says she ran to her injured father

The daughter of one of two victims shot and killed Sunday morning at West Freeway Church of Christ is speaking out.

“You don’t think it’s going to hit home and the fact that it hit our home and someone that supports us and loves us and is our dad [is gone], that’s what hurts the most,” Tiffany Wallace said.

Wallace not only lost her father Anton “Tony” Wallace Sunday morning, but the 64-year-old was taken feet from her and in their house of worship.

“It just happened so fast,” she said.

Wallace was a husband, father, grandfather and a registered nurse.

He was also a deacon and lifelong member of West Freeway Church of Christ.

Wallace said her dad had just given out communion in the back of the church when she noticed a man she’d never seen before approach him.

"The guy just stood up from the pew, turn toward my dad and I guess he shot at the security guard,” she said.

Through the shots and chaos that ensued, she realized her dad had been hit.

“I ran toward my dad and the last thing I remember is him asking for oxygen and I was just holding him, telling him I loved him and that he was going to make it,” Wallace said.

He was rushed to the hospital, but it was too late.

“You just wonder why? How can someone so evil, the devil, step into the church and do this,” she said.

With few answers, the family can only remember the man who was steadfast in his faith and family.

“He was amazing. He was a godly person and even when we talked about going to heaven he always said, 'I’m always prepared,'" she said. “But you never thought this would happen.”

Yet even in her grief, the 32-year-old has found that forgiveness exists.

“I forgive him [the gunman] and that’s the hardest thing to say,” she said.

Wallace has expressed gratitude for the armed church member who also serves as a security guard for the parish for bringing down the gunman.

“He is a hero to me,” she said. “I’m just glad everybody’s OK. I know my dad is up there with his sister, his parents, in a wonderful place. Not in pain anymore… He’s just in peace now. I know he’s in good hands.”

Wallace also wanted to thank a nurse who was present and ran to help the injured and the entire congregation for their support and prayers.

[a fool in paradise]

Yes it is. I reviewed the video a couple of times earlier today but have no interest in repeated viewings of it so I didn’t want to review her reaction more than once when someone else mentioned it.

It was clearly an emotional moment for her.

[a fool in paradise]

Waiting for the first tweet from Bozo O’Rourke.

[a fool in paradise]

It’s easier to get attention for doing something horrible than doing something nice.

[txnativegop]

It is a sad day when you have to be packing heat to go to church.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

It might come from Peter Buttboy Buttigieg who is trying to use religion as a cover for his Marxism and incompetence.

Next will be Choirgirl, Mafia moll Nancy Pelosi, the crook of San Francisco. She’ll tell use how her Catholic upbringing in Baltimore made her what she is today. Doubt it. The Catholic churches in Baltimore during her time (I was born and raised in Baltimore and knew many good Catholics) didn’t raise women to be as corrupt, maniacal and psychopathically authoritarian as she is.

Maybe she went to LeVay’s Church of Satan by mistake (or on purpose).

[grey_whiskers]

The FBI / CIA had to clean up his social media accounts and make sure there was nothing which led back to anywhere embarrassing for the narrative, right? /sarc>

[MarineMom613]

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[a fool in paradise]

I’m curious to know if he was another known wolf shooter.

As someone else has asked, why is the FBI involved?

Explosives?
Hate crime task force?

Where is their jurisdiction in this?

[caww]

Pre-meditated murderers have Numerous reasons they give themselves for their actions. So did the shooter in this church. Frankly I don’t give a dang what or why they purposely take a life and I don’t care if they have mental issues or not. If you purposely take another’s life you should have your life taken as well.....the death penalty needs to be brought back and trials for murderers should have a priority..swift Justice.

[txnativegop]

maybe they consider all such things as an act of terrorism?

tin foil hat time : the FBI is organizing all these shootings for whatever reason.

tin foil hat removed

[caww]

FBI is always brought in an attenpted mass type shooting event. The guy clearly intended to continue had he not been stopped.

[fwdude]

I agree. Murderous perps should NEVER be depicted as among the victims.

[txnativegop]

here it is:

https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1211362454833442817

[wardaddy]

It was so sad you can see her squalling running over to him completely undone

I cannot imagine

Poor thing

[a fool in paradise]

Bozo beat them to it. He went on record shortly after it happened. 11 hours ago:

"So saddened to hear about another church shooting in Texas, this one in White Settlement near Fort Worth. Clearly what we are doing in Texas, what we are doing in this country, when it comes to guns is not working"

He should stick to eating dirt, putting baby turds into bowls, and writing horror fiction about running kids over with his car.

What happened today DID work because he was neutralized in a matter of seconds. HE shouldn't have been there in the first place. It'll be interesting to discover what his prior charges were, the authorities already have said that he had a criminal record.

[caww]

....”Another FR provided article had Biden saying that he opposed armed persons in churches, etc.”.....

He has no choice but to say that as he wants guns removed from the general population.

[wardaddy]

Do you realize how few here admit it when they are?

Salute

[wardaddy]

It’s saved everywhere

I think my son has it

[wardaddy]

Here’s a breakdown on YouTube by a guy who does this for a monetized living

1.55 million subscribers

https://youtu.be/s5NzuGSkL2E

[867V309]

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I got it there earlier today.    sorry.

liveleak has it too:

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