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Prayers and Thoughts for the Knoxville Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

As most of you are probably aware, yesterday during a church youth performance of "Annie", a gunman opened fired at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, killing 2 and wounding 7. The first to be killed was Greg McKendry, a longtime church member and usher. McKendry stepped in front of the gunman and took the blast to protect those around him. The other victim, Linda Kraeger, died a few hours after the shooting. The gunman was tackled by John Bohstedt who was playing Daddy Warbucks in the musical and wrestled to the ground by other church members.Jim D. Adkisson was arrested on the scene. Investigators believe that the congregation was targeted because of its support of liberal social policies. Adkisson had written a 4 page letter found in his vehicle...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on July 28, 2008 (boomark / email).