Church Critical Incidents
debriefing church critical incidents
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- 2008 Church Shootings up 175% over 2007
The unfortunate fact is the number of violent acts has increased significantly in this past year. I have logged eleven shooting incidents in 2008 verses four in 2007. The one encouragement is that the average loss of life was smaller in the 2008 incidents as there were the 10 people killed in both 2007 and 2008. The reduction seems to be due to the fact that church security or church members intervened in many of these incidents in 2008 where in the past, the shooter continued until they decided to commit suicide or to leave the area.
Read More» - Man, 69, Attacked Outside Church With Ballbat - Maryland 12-24-08
Police in Prince George’s County are investigating a brutal attack on a senior citizen.
The man was robbed and beaten outside a church just before midnight mass on Christmas Eve, according to police.
Read More» - Church’s audio-visual man arrested for Kiddie Porn in Church
A Hamilton man was arrested Wednesday on charges of using a computer from his church to view and distribute child pornography.
Read More» - Michigan liberals attack Lansing congregation in the middle of Sunday worship
On Sunday morning, amidst worshiping congregants and following unifying prayers that our President-elect be granted wisdom as he prepares to lead our nation through difficult global, social and economic challenges, the Michigan left declared open war on peaceful church goers.
They did it with banners, chants, blasphemy, by storming the pulpit, by vandalizing the church facility, by potentially defiling the building with lewd, public, sex acts and by intentionally forcing physical confrontations with worshipers.
This didn’t take place in some dystopian, post modern work of fiction and it didn’t take place in San Francisco or Berkley. This was the scene at a Bible believing church in Lansing, Michigan.
Read More» - What happened at the Knoxville, Tennessee Church Shooting?
An Initial Incident Review
If we look at the Knoxville, TN incident and try to understand why the shooter decided to attack this church. Are there any signs of the impending attack and could it have been intercepted.
About the Shooter
The information is still somewhat sketchy but by using the press releases and news reports the following becomes apparent about the shooter.
Read More» - Colorado Security Officer Recalls Encounter With Church Gunman
Security Officer Jeanne Assam shot Matthew Murray on Dec. 9, 2007 during his rampage on the New Life Church.
Murray killed two church members during the shooting, but Assam’s heroics helped prevent others deaths.
Police ultimately determined the gunman was killed by his own bullet, but he was hit numerous times by Assam before he died.
The former Minneapolis police officer recently did an in-depth interview with FOX affiliate KVDR-TV is in Denver.
The video has a complete walk through of the shooting scene and Jeanne describe the event.
Read More» - Second Church Shooting Victim Dies in Tennessee
We had another church shooting today in a Tennessee church. The church members swarmed the shooter preventing him him continuing his shooting. The shooter hide a shotgun in a guitar case that he brought into the sanctuary. The shooter does not appear to be a member of the church. The dead have been identified as 61-year-old Linda Kraeger and 60-year-old Greg McKendry. Seven additional people were injured. The case is being investigated as a hate crime. The gunman was said to be shouting hateful words.The suspect, 58-year-old Jim Adkisson, is charged with first-degree murder. The alleged gunman’s motive is not yet known.
Read More» - Arrest made in alleged church assault
Police say there’s been an arrest in the case of a woman who was attacked while praying in a Catholic church.
The suspect is identified as John Michael Petry.
Police say he has previous arrests dating back to 1981 including previous sexual assaults.
Read More» - Church Security Hero: One on One Interview by Fox News of Jeanne Assam
I watched a video of an amazing person. Jeanne Assam, the true hero of the Colorado shooting last December, was interviewed by a local reporter. In the video below, Jeanne explains what transpired that morning, and how she continually prayed during the incident, felt complete peace, and engaged the suspect while her church security team members worked to get the church members out to a place of safety.
Read More» - New Life Church Pastor Brady Boyd Speaks Out On Church Security Preparedness.
Can we take the lessons learned in blood and lives at Columbine and the World Trade Center and apply them so we’ll never take this [path] again, or do we have to wait until our kids die?” - Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
One place where leaders made a conscious choice not to wait until their kids die was New Life Church in Colorado Springs, CO.
The story of concealed handgun license-holder and New Life Church member Jeanne Assam’s brave actions to stop a murderous rampage killer when he stormed onto the church campus on that December Sunday morning won’t soon be forgotten.
The national syndicated radio station KLOVE has posted an interview with New Life Senior Pastor Brady Boyd on the station’s website.
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