Lane Co. sheriff: fatal shooting at Ore. church

LOWELL, Ore.— Lane County sheriff’s officers and Oregon State Police are hunting for a gunman who fatally shot another man Wednesday night at a church in the small Oregon town of Lowell.

A sheriff’s dispatcher identified the victim as a man and says no one else was injured.
KVAL reports the shooting took place at the local Kingdom Hall, a place of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The dispatcher says the shooting was reported just before 8:30 p.m.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Fred Swank tells KVAL there were witnesses and a suspect has been identified. He refused to discuss what was happening at the church when the shots were fired or how many people were present.
A dozen patrol cars swarmed to the scene.
Lowell is located southeast of Eugene

How terrifying this must have been for those people present.

The Real Karen wrote:

LOWELL, Ore.— Lane County sheriff’s officers and Oregon State Police are hunting for a gunman who fatally shot another man Wednesday night at a church in the small Oregon town of Lowell.
A sheriff’s dispatcher identified the victim as a man and says no one else was injured.
KVAL reports the shooting took place at the local Kingdom Hall, a place of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The dispatcher says the shooting was reported just before 8:30 p.m.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Fred Swank tells KVAL there were witnesses and a suspect has been identified. He refused to discuss what was happening at the church when the shots were fired or how many people were present.
A dozen patrol cars swarmed to the scene.
Lowell is located southeast of Eugene
How terrifying this must have been for those people present.

We HEAR SO MUCH OF THIS LATELY you can clearly see the times we live in pretty soon they will have to lock everyone in and even then they could be locking in a nut who will hurt others .Gosh armed guards at church doors may be coming soon to your city or town . I bet they were terrified can you imagine ?

Has anyone heard any more on this?

Update...
It looks like they caught the guy.
So far, the police is saying that they were acquaintances and that the suspect was found hiding in the woods a few miles from the hall.

Hopefully we will refrain from guessing what happened and just stick to what is being reported.

I am glad they caught him. This world is really going nuts.

Times were when people would run TO churches and places of worship for safety, knowing there was a sort of unwritten code that they would find protection there.

Not so any more.

officer omally wrote:

<quoted text> Yes I did, The gunman was a deranged jw that went nuckin futs from all the mind control of the wt cult.He is now being deprogramed from the wacky beliefs and will be fine in aprox two weeks. Thanks for asking.

Ok.. I will give you the attention that your mother obviously has not given you...
'ahem'
Is middle school out already?

http://kezi.com/local/173733

Claude Kenneson wrote:

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florida native wrote:

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Dont feel bad son. We all have a problem in that department every so often. Dont be ashamed.Im sending you some little blue pills.They say if you wax the carrot to often that will happen. Maybe lay low for a little while and think about base ball or build some model airplanes. Hang in there it will heal!

florida native wrote:

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It didn't load all the way but you can see where it says "news" at the top...click on that and the story and picture come up.

By Jeff Skrzypek



LOWELL, Ore.--One man is in custody Thursday morning after a murder in Lowell. Investigators say a man opened fire and killed one person at the Kingdom Hall Church of Jehovah's Witnesses.



Led away in a hospital gown from McKenzie - Willamette Hospital is 35-year-old Robert Riley Gonzales, the man that authorities say walked in to a church in Lowell and opened fire, killing 48-year-old Kenneth Harry Mort.



Neighbors of the church in this small community are rattled.
Dozens of Oregon State Police and Lane County Sheriff's cars lined the streets as officers hunted down a homicide suspect.



Chris Slater who lives just a few block away said, "It's a small town, this never happens, so it's kind of a little shock."



Slater says he didn't just come out to see what all the commotion was, he was also worried for the safety of his family.



And for most of the night, Slater was unsure of his families safety. That's because for hours police say Gonzales was still on the loose.



After a nearly four hour search on the ground and in the air, the news came down many in the area were waiting to hear...Gonzales was arrested.



Police say Gonzales and the victim knew each other, but they did not give any details regarding their relationship.

Looks like more is coming out of this.
Apperantly, the person shot was an Elder.
There were five Elders leaving when the shooter forced them all back in at gunpoint.

At some point, one of the Elders was shot and the shooter ran away.
Apperantly, the shooter is a former Witness
The Elder who was shot had put a restraining order against the shooter back in 2002 for stalking.
He shooter is married to the victims Ex-wife.

More to come.

florida native wrote:

Looks like more is coming out of this.
Apperantly, the person shot was an Elder.
There were five Elders leaving when the shooter forced them all back in at gunpoint.
At some point, one of the Elders was shot and the shooter ran away.
Apperantly, the shooter is a former Witness
The Elder who was shot had put a restraining order against the shooter back in 2002 for stalking.
He shooter is married to the victims Ex-wife.
More to come.

Where does it say that the shooter is a former witness?

justmesweetie wrote:

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Where does it say that the shooter is a former witness?

http://www.kval.com/news/local/93705914.html
Make sure you click on the restraining order link also.

florida native wrote:

Looks like more is coming out of this.
Apperantly, the person shot was an Elder.
There were five Elders leaving when the shooter forced them all back in at gunpoint.
At some point, one of the Elders was shot and the shooter ran away.
Apperantly, the shooter is a former Witness
The Elder who was shot had put a restraining order against the shooter back in 2002 for stalking.
He shooter is married to the victims Ex-wife.
More to come.

I got the scoop from the head reporter.t was a jw that was the shooter.he wasnt a former witness.nice try.

The papers say he is a former member of the deceased's congregation, not that he's a former JW. So that part's unclear. Both may have still been JWs in good standing. One article has a third JW saying how nice and mild-seeming both men were. Lots of question marks.

christianwitnessescom wrote:

The papers say he is a former member of the deceased's congregation, not that he's a former JW. So that part's unclear. Both may have still been JWs in good standing. One article has a third JW saying how nice and mild-seeming both men were. Lots of question marks.

Sometimes good people just snap and go nuts. Everybody has their breaking point.It could have been an atheist or catholic or jw or mormon. It doesnt matter. Its just dont defend them a nd try to say he wasnt a jw or he was a former jw.No matter what he was he was screwed up from a mind controling cult that fryed his brain.

this issue was regarding custody of a child ...

bob wrote:

this issue was regarding custody of a child ...

While that makes sence (not an excuse, just sence), where did you read/hear about this?