Stories tagged with: crime

• Greear: 'Lie of the enemy' led to synagogue murders

  by Diana Chandler, posted Saturday, October 27, 2018 (5 years ago)

  

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  PITTSBURGH (BP) -- Anti-Semitism spouted by the accused Pittsburgh synagogue murderer of 11 today (Oct. 27) is "a despicable lie of the enemy which we unequivocally reject," Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear tweeted.

  Police have arrested 46-year-old Robert Bowers and described the shootings as a hate crime, the Pittsburg Post-Gazette reported. Bowers disturbed the Jewish Sabbath at the Tree of Life Synagogue and shouted, "All Jews must die," before opening fire around 10 a.m. Eastern time.

  Six injured in addition to the killings included four police officers, according to news reports. Read More

• Crime scenes provide ministry opportunity

  by Marilyn Stewart, posted Wednesday, January 28, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- Gun violence in New Orleans' quiet Gentilly neighborhood once was rare, but after four shootings rocked Gentilly Baptist Church in a year's time, pastor Ken Taylor decided something had to change. Read More