{"id":389,"date":"2007-12-10T11:20:09","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T11:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2007\/12\/church-shooting.html"},"modified":"2007-12-10T11:20:09","modified_gmt":"2007-12-10T11:20:09","slug":"church-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/12\/church-shooting.html","title":{"rendered":"Church Shooting in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of course we are all saddened by the events of this weekend. Many of our close friends were at the church when this occurred. Around 1:00 pm on Sunday, a lone shooter fired shots in the New Life Church<\/a> parking lot. He then proceeded into the foyer where he was gunned down by a female security guard. Two sisters have died, Stephanie Works (18) and Rachael Works (16). Their father, David, has survived the attack. Please pray for this dear family as well as our city. This is a rough time.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the local news story<\/a>. <\/p>\n

"One family is bearing the brunt of grief in Sunday’s shooting at New
\nLife Church. The two victims who died after being shot were teenaged
\nsisters, Stephanie Works, 18, and Rachael Works, 16. In addition, David
\nWorks, 51, suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen and groin.  He is in
\nfair condition at Penrose Hospital.  The two remaining victims have
\nbeen treated and released.  They are Judy Purcell and Larry Bourbannais."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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