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Since 1999, there have been 626 violent deaths in U.S. houses of worship, according to statistics compiled by church security expert Carl Chinn. More deadly force incidents have occurred in Baptist churches during that time-frame than in churches of any other denomination, Chinn reported.
Active Shooter Survival Videos
Run Hide Fight commentary
Mass Casualty Situations
Public information film from citizenAID – Response to a bombing from citizenAID on Vimeo.
Church Security
The strange seasonality of violence: Why April is ‘the beginning of the killing season’
Church security relied on training during tense situation
ISIS Kill List Names 15,000 Christian Americans Targeted for Death
Tyler pastor verbal deescalation
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-N
Verbal descalation
http://sheepdogchurchsecurity.
Packing Heat in Church
http://www.newschannel6now.com
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LAST RESORT
Been tracking this story..this is why I think we need to constantly remind our licensed to carry members that use of a gun in a perceived situation of self defense
importance of using a gun only as a very last resort.
The details of this incident did not become clear until recently. Up to that point, they looked to have been in the right, in terms of a justifiable defense.
1 Killed: MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016
NORTH WALES, Pa. – Authorities say a dispute between two members of a suburban Philadelphia church during a Sunday worship service ended with one person shooting and killing the other. Both men involved were church members, and the incident occurred in an aisle between the front and back sections of the congregation’s worship center, and the shooting took place as worshipers sang a hymn.
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Churches take new security measures in face of terror threats
“…a car passed by the Riverside, Calif., church, slowing down as the front passenger leaned out of his window and bellowed menacingly through a bullhorn, according to witnesses.
“Allahu Akbar!” the unidentified man repeated several times as the unnerved parents drew their infants close and exchanged worried glances.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/20/nebraska-churches-bolster-security-measures-some-a/
http://www.omaha.com/living/more-places-of-worship-are-taking-precautions-including-adding-armed/article_a761edf8-e2e8-5a55-99a1-010a0735293c.html
Increase vigilance in MOW for 2 weeks following mass shooting, especially at a church.
https://asunow.asu.edu/content/researchers-find-mass-killings-school-shootings-are-contagious
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0117259
Pueblo religious leaders advised to adopt church-security plan
“Our people are our eyes and ears. They know when something is out of place..”
Violent Incidents at Churches Are Rising.
Statistics from 2015 are the highest yet seen. Carl Chinn (Kevin Trigueiro used to work with Carl Chinn at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs. He is a very credible, detailed man.
Church security a serious issue after shootings
In SC, armed guards, armed parishioners part of response to mass shootings
Prevention: Guns ‘N Moses
Most churches are “gun-free zones” but with recent attacks at churches, businesses and schools, people have to be mindful of the dangers and prepare themselves for the possibility of violence.
WA Churches Step up Security in Wake of Arson
http://www.firehouse.com/news/12215108/vancouver-wa-area-churches-beef-up-security-amid-arsons
CCW
Training
http://www.scnow.com/news/loca
Good samaritan killed
http://www.ksat.com/news/natio
2017: OCTOBER/Nov
Crime/Vandalism
http://www.thereflector.com/news/article_245a5034-a884-11e7-8802-f3f4ff66dd11.html
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/vandals-spray-paint-racial-slurs-on-kc-church/847387730
http://www.koco.com/article/vandals-break-into-metro-church-leave-chaos-behind/13095520
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/henry-county-church-shot-up-robbed
VIDEO: Multiple Churches Broken Into in Monroe County
http://www.fox29.com/news/police-investigate-church-burglaries-in-northeast-philadelphia
http://christiannews.net/2017/10/16/air-force-service-members-accused-of-painting-satanic-graffiti-on-south-carolina-church/
Disturbance/Assaults
http://katu.com/news/local/former-pastor-at-canby-church-accused-of-sexually-abusing-minor
Former teacher, church elder convicted of sexual assault
http://katv.com/news/local/police-uams-employee-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-4-boys
Shots Fired
http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/gunman-dressed-as-clown-kills-1-injures-7-in-nashville-church-shooting/614142893
http://www.ktnv.com/news/police-investigating-fatal-shooting-near-eastern-bonanza
http://wwmt.com/news/local/man-shot-in-foot-in-church-parking-lot
Vigilance
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/nov/12/county-worker-jailed-in-rape-case-20171/
church fights back against abuse charges http://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article181358466.html
http://www.kltv.com/story/36643433/lindale-church-youth-director-arrested-on-sexual-assault-charge
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/307864/lindale-clergyman-arrested-for-sexual-assault
http://abc7chicago.com/unholy-abuse-well-known-minister-guilty-in-teen-sex-case/2553704/
https://www.wthr.com/article/rushville-pastor-arrested-for-molesting-young-girls
2017: SEPTEMBER
Narc Anon mtg in church…man followed into bathroom and sexually assaulted
Kidnapping, then sexually assaulted in church parking lot
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/278661435-story
Naked brothers break into Greg Laurie’s church
http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/30/reports-2-men-arrested-after-standoff-at-irvine-church/
Hamilton church mentor jailed for sex with 13-year-old
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11916905
Pastor’s widow murdered, body found in church
http://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article169407392.html
2017: AUGUST 2017
http://www.krgv.com/story/36143372/police-investigating-series-of-burglaries-in-mercedes-churches
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-15/gerald-ridsdale-abused-girl-on-church-altar-court-told/8808606
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/14/two-slain-outside-south-austin-church-during-services/
http://abc7chicago.com/2-fatally-shot-outside-west-side-church-idd/2306101/
http://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/police-called-to-shooting-at-memphis-church-/591416272
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/14/man-pulls-gun-at-church-during-self-defense-argument.html
http://abc7chicago.com/2-fatally-shot-outside-west-side-church-idd/2306101/
http://www.kltv.com/story/36044064/tyler-police-responding-to-shots-fired-at-a-church
http://kmph.com/news/local/fresno-police-ask-for-help-following-church-theft
Fake churches on the rise
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article164753172.html
2017: JULY 2017
http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/five-burglaries-at-one-san-antonio-church
http://komonews.com/news/local/church-volunteers-employees-find-human-remains-in-federal-way
Church Security Law
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Churches-Prepare-for-Security-Changes-Under-New-Law-437496013.html
http://www.ktxs.com/news/hawley-baptist-church-wants-to-build-shooting-range/592936276
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/18/police-shots-fired-outside-funeral-service-at-chur/
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-pn-delray-beach-fatal-shooting-20170718-story.html
http://www.koco.com/article/man-charged-in-string-of-metro-church-burglaries/10320644
https://www1.cbn.com/globallane/archive/2017/07/18/pastor-murdered-in-the-worlds-largest-democracy
http://fox8.com/2017/07/17/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-lorain-man-after-church/
2017: JUNE 2017
concealed carry stops knife attack
http://wspa.com/2017/06/29/man-holds-suspect-with-knife-at-gunpoint-outside-church-service/
Service vs comfort animals
http://abc13.com/news/woman-and-son-targeted-by-robber-in-church-parking-lot/2151264/
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/man-armed-two-knives-threatens-stab-brixton-church-security-guard-1610130
Times Square Church
http://fox17.com/news/local/police-man-strips-naked-in-nashville-church-chased-by-pastor
chokehold controversy
http://abc13.com/news/when-does-self-defense-turn-criminal-experts-weigh-in/2068968/
http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/9771/two-indicted-from-church-parking-lot-shooting
church security protection
http://fox4kc.com/2017/06/02/firm-helping-kansas-city-churches-secure-their-sanctuaries/
deescalation
http://www.drc-group.com/project/jitt.html
2017: May 2017
http://ktul.com/news/local/thieves-hit-church-for-second-time-steal-thousands-in-equipment
http://6abc.com/news/8-dead-in-shooting-rampage-in-mississippi/2047015/
Church not taking action on previous assault charges?
http://www.kshb.com/news/crime/greeter-injured-in-shooting-at-kc-church
http://newsdemocratleader.com/news/9587/shooting-case-headed-to-grand-jury
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Church-participates-in-active-shooter-training-423060804.html
http://wivb.com/2017/05/18/rev-pridgen-releases-security-footage-of-break-in-at-church/
http://www.wbko.com/content/news/Auburn-local-stunned-over-Thursday-nights-shooting-422138573.html
security in churches
http://fox2now.com/2017/04/27/shootout-outside-north-city-church-bullet-goes-through-front-window/
suspect found hiding under church
https://timesleader.com/crime/654949/police-searching-for-hazleton-shooting-suspects-in-ashley
2017: APRIL 2017
http://wiat.com/2017/04/21/birmingham-teen-charged-in-center-point-church-carnival-shooting/
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/16/us/alabama-carnival-shooting/
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/04/multiple_people_shot_at_cathed.html
http://kfdm.com/news/local/special-report-some-believe-texas-law-stands-in-way-of-church-security
http://www.wbbjtv.com/2017/04/08/church-members-get-trained-to-protect-their-congregation/
http://www.ydr.com/story/news/2017/04/03/hanover-man-tests-handgun-attic-shoots-church/99867890/
http://sheepdogchurchsecurity.net/church-security-articles/seeing-the-risk
http://sheepdogchurchsecurity.net/verbal-de-escalation.html
2017: MARCH
women steal items from jackets at church
http://cjme.com/article/1213948/regina-church-president-says-service-target-robbery
man found shot in car near church
man kills self after standoff near church
pastor fatally stabbed
shooting victim dropped off at church
http://thecabin.net/news/local/crime/2017-03-17/authorities-investigating-guy-shooting-incident
man with knife in chruch
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-brandishing-knives-bursts-church-9980917
http://www.wbrz.com/news/community-holds-march-against-violence-folowing-fatal-shooting/
across from a church
http://wtvr.com/2017/03/03/westover-avenue-homicide/
cleaning woman at a church shot
multi state crime spree
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/03/authorities-release-911-call-from-multi-state-crime-spree/
shot in front of church
http://kron4.com/2017/03/04/four-people-shot-outside-sacramento-church-function/
bill: armed in church
teen slain in front of church
http://www.wral.com/slain-teen-found-outside-kinston-church/16561600/
combat violence in church
http://ksn.com/2017/03/03/local-churches-train-to-combat-violence-in-places-of-worship/
http://www.wfmj.com/story/34661083/valley-churches-learning-how-to-stop-intruders
http://www.vindy.com/news/2017/mar/02/new-bethel-baptist-church-hosts-security-seminar-f/?nw
http://www.courier-tribune.com/lifestyle/20170302/safe-and-secure-from-all-alarms
Shooting near church
http://www.cachevalleydaily.co
Deacons robbed
Church breakins/vandalism
Tyler church robberies – http://www.kltv.com/story/34623890/suspect-in-tyler-church-burglaries-arrested
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/02/27/churches-increase-security-after-robberies-newburyport/
http://www.leadertelegram.com/
Church Arson
Church robbery
Pastor subdues gunman
Pastor hailed as hero after getting shot while trying to subdue church gunman
Intruder caught on camera in KC church
Fort Pierce church arson caught on video leads to arrest of suspect
Man accused of shooting girlfriend outside church to stand trial
Chaos erupts in Detroit church after protests during service
Men accused of trying to burglarize Waynesboro Korean Baptist Church
Thieves steal thousands of dollars of equipment from church
Man injured in shooting outside Gresham church
Police: Son, ‘moved by the message,’ sought to kill father in church
POLICE: HUSBAND, WIFE DEAD IN MURDER-SUICIDE OUTSIDE CHURCH ON WEST SIDE
http://abc7chicago.com/news/husband-wife-dead-in-murder-suicide-outside-church-on-west-side/1451304/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-20160731-story.html
Police: Man shoots father at Baltimore church – Shooting took place during funeral reception. Brother of deceased shot his own father.
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/baltimore-police-investigate-shooting-at-church/39941640
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-church-shooting-20160607-story.html
Woman accidentally shot in the leg at Phoenix church
Worship Leader killed: Murderer Finally Convicted After Attacking Creflo Dollar’s Church
A jury convicted a former World Changers employee after he opened fire on Creflo Dollar’s church and killed a worship leader.
May 22, 2016: Mexican Hitmen Raid Church amid Increasing Drug War Violence
Violence in Mexico has seen a sharp increase since President Enrique Peña Nieto took office in 2012, and murder rates have also risen in states where it wasn’t an issue before, but Colima and Veracruz are on the top of the list, as in the latter, at least eight people were killed, while one was pulled from a church, local news outlets reported Sunday.
1 Injured: May 20, 2016
Dorchester man arraigned in shooting outside church
BOSTON: A 52-year-old grandmother had just left a family prayer service at a Dorchester church last Friday evening, and got into the front seat of her son’s car. Then bullets started flying.
One pierced the windshield and grazed her forehead, as her grandson sat in the back seat.
1 Injured: May 19, 2016
Grand jury indicts woman in Kalihi church shooting of ex-boyfriend
OAHU: A 59-year-old Palama woman was indicted by an Oahu grand jury Wednesday for allegedly shooting her former boyfriend in the back at a Kalihi church just after the man had been baptized.
2 Injured: SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Two men were shot during an altercation at the Greater Mt. Sinai Church located near N. 60th and Custer Avenue on Saturday, April 30th. Police say as attendees were leaving the church, an altercation occurred during which a 29-year-old Milwaukee man was shot.
http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/emergency-crews-respond-to-milwaukee-church-shooting
Two men shot following funeral service at Greater Mt. Sinai Church in Milwaukee
1 Killed: MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016
NORTH WALES, Pa. – Authorities say a dispute between two members of a suburban Philadelphia church during a Sunday worship service ended with one person shooting and killing the other. Both men involved were church members, and the incident occurred in an aisle between the front and back sections of the congregation’s worship center, and the shooting took place as worshipers sang a hymn.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/04/25/argument-leads-to-deadly-shooting-at-pennsylvania-church.html
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http://6abc.com/news/montco-church-member-charged-in-fatal-shooting/1313599/
3 Killed: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH 2016
Blount County, TN – The gunman in Tuesday’s shooting and chase in Blount County is also linked to a church fire. ABC 33/40 confirmed Daniel Blackmon is a person of interest in the April 10 fire at Cedar Grove Baptist.
http://abc3340.com/news/local/blount-county-shooting-suspect-identified
1 KILLED: Volunteer Prayer leader shot 12 times during service
Witnesses say Palmer (suspect) had been pacing back and forth during the prayer service but stopped as he approached the front of the chapel. Palmer began shooting when he reached the pulpit and continued to shoot McDowell once he’d fallen to the floor, witnesses told police. An investigation revealed McDowell was shot 12 times, including one bullet that went through his heart and caused profuse bleeding.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/floyd-palmer-ga-megachurch-shooting-suspect-to-face-murder-trial/
Pastor Shot: March 8, 2016
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – North Idaho pastor shot. Gunman had been at the church for hours before the shooting on Sunday. They are still searching for a motive of shooting of a local pastor on Sunday. The pastor received multiple gunshots, but survived.
3 Wounded at Church Funeral
NEW JERSEY: Trenton brothers admit targeting city man at Galilee Baptist Church shooting. Brothers Samuel and Samier Vincent, both of Trenton, admitted they fired into a crowd of mourners gathered at Galilee Baptist Church on April 22, 2014, for the funeral of 19-year-old Cagney Roberts. Three people were wounded in the melee, targeting unnamed North Trenton gang members.
http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20160510/NEWS/160519983
Crimes and Assaults by Church workers
http://www.kltv.com/story/36643433/lindale-church-youth-director-arrested-on-sexual-assault-charge
http://www.tylerpaper.com/TP-News+Local/307864/lindale-clergyman-arrested-for-sexual-assault
http://abc7chicago.com/unholy-abuse-well-known-minister-guilty-in-teen-sex-case/2553704/
https://www.wthr.com/article/rushville-pastor-arrested-for-molesting-young-girls
http://abc13.com/youth-pastor-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-congregant/2550253/
http://www.wmur.com/article/derry-police-charge-church-employee-with-attempted-sexual-assault/13051623
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/former-odessa-youth-pastor-gets-10-years-for-sex-with-girl-from-church/2339195
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/goshen_church_official_faces_a.html
http://fox59.com/2017/09/29/rushville-police-serve-warrant-at-church-amid-sexual-assault-allegations/
https://www.news4jax.com/news/former-choir-director-accused-of-sexual-battery
http://www.the-dispatch.com/news/20170908/former-pastor-arrested-for-sexual-abuse-of-four-children
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/church-warden-school-governor-jailed-11134468
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2017-09-08-church-leader-accused-of-luring-teens-in-online-photo-scam/
Vigilance youth leader among those arrested
http://www.news9.com/story/36119204/former-the-village-church-worker-facing-seven-charges
vigilance…former worship leader arrested…
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-15/gerald-ridsdale-abused-girl-on-church-altar-court-told/8808606
associate pastor arrested
church worker arrested
church member arrested
Daycare Worker sexually assaults 3 yr old
Christopher Santos arrest: Buckeye youth pastor arrested after recording girl in dressing room
Lexington Church Employee Arrested, Charged With Rape
Church worker & Oak Grove assistant teacher arrested for sexual battery
Church volunteer arrested on child molestation charges
Montgomery church employee arrested for sexual torture and child abuse
Worker at Madison church arrested on child porn charges
Trial begins for church employee arrested for child molestation
Alabama church worker arrested on child porn charges
FORMER CHURCH WORKER ARRESTED FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD
CARUTHERS ELEM TEACHER, NORTHPOINTE CHURCH WORKER, ARRESTED ON CHILD PORN CHARGES
Texas church day care worker charged with more than a dozen sex crimes against children
Rockford Church Accuses Former Worker of Embezzlement
Archbishop sacks priest accused of gay sexual relationship with church worker
Former Dundee Presbyterian worker gets probation after stealing thousands from church for gambling
Pastors, Church Shocked After 2 Ministers Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting
Saltford paedophile church worker created fake persona to restart music career