Posted on 07/11/2020 12:07:25 PM PDT by zadox
Marion County sheriff’s deputies and crews from Marion County Fire Rescue were called to the church, located at 6455 State Road 200, at 7:35 a.m. after a 911 caller reported the vehicle crash and fire in the lobby area of the building.Crews from Friendship Fire Station #21 arrived on scene at 7:40 a.m., followed closely by Liberty Fire Station #32. The firefighters made an aggressive interior attack and had the flames under control within seven minutes of arrival.
The man, whose name hasn’t yet been released, led sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase before eventually being taken into custody. No serious injuries were reported in the incident.
Seventh Day Adventist Church or Catholic Church with early daily mass?
R.O.P./BLM/Antifa sudden jihad syndrome?
There was a “high-speed chase” so maybe the church just happened to be in the way and wasn’t an intended target.
Then you have the fire at the San Gabriel mission. If these attacks on our Christian institutions ramp up then it’s commie season. No bag limit.
More info. This was a terrorist attack:
A man threw some type of incendiary device into Queen of Peace Catholic Church off State Road 200 on Saturday. People inside were setting up for Mass at the time, but no one was injured.
A suspect was apprehended in the 5900 block of South Pine Avenue. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said the man is being interviewed and the investigation is ongoing. The FBI, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have joined local officials in that investigation.
About 7:30 a.m. Saturday, a man drove up in a minivan and crashed through the front doors of the church, 6455 SW SR 200. He got out, threw some type of device into the main area of the building, and a fire started, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Marion County Fire Rescue said it received the call at 7:35 a.m. and was on scene five minutes later. The fire was under control by 7:47 a.m. Photos provided by the Sheriff’s Office show extensive damage inside the church building.
Calls to 911 alerted law enforcement to what had happened. Deputies were near the church and quickly spotted a vehicle that matched the descriptions that callers had provided.
The Sheriff’s Office said deputies followed the vehicle and forced it to stop. The driver, whose name had not been released as of 11:30 a.m. Saturday, surrendered without incident.
At 11:45 a.m., firefighters were ventilating the upper reaches of Queen of Peace to make sure all the smoke dissipates.
Jennifer Drow, a spokeswoman for the Diocese of Orlando, said they are praying for all involved and are thankful that no one was injured.
Nope - they caught him in the van AFTER the church fire (which the driver set)
Catholic.
At least it was Saturday morning rather than any other day or time. Central Florida Catholic parishes are jam-packed on Saturday evening, Sunday all day, and often weekday morning or evening, depending on the schedule ... but Saturday morning often has no liturgy unless it’s the First Saturday.
Maybe it was a free-birth-control zealot gone bonkers over the Supreme Court ruling.
Wow! Pine is quite a ways from this church. And taking 200 to Pine means a LOT of traffic and traffic lights. The area east and west of I-75 is always busy...
Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Police chased him after he ran into Church.
Carp. Am I going to have to read the whole article?
I don't have time for this. I have a hummingbird feeder to watch and beer to drink.
San Gabriel Mission is still under investigation. But how does a “mud Church with Tile roof” suddenly burn? I’d say they would suspect arson.
Then that makes sense that the San Gabriel mission fire probably is no coinkydinck.
No one curious about what state this is in?
The takeover is not moving fast enough ?
Florida
Happen in Ocala Florida early this morning.
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