Posted Sun Jul 27th by Jonathan Douglas
I’ve been away from the blog for almost a whole month now as my work and personal life have both been extremely busy and extra crazy. However, all of that seems pretty trivial after the horrific morning we’ve had here in Knoxville.
This morning a gunman entered a downtown church and began shooting members of the audience with a shotgun as the children were putting on a performance.
This church is literally down the street from where my wife and I were attending church this morning. We also personally know several people who attend this church. At this point the news is reporting that two of the seven victims have died and several of the others are in critical condition.
Saddest of all, one of the men that died this morning was a fellow foster parent in Knox County. He died stepping in front of the gunman as he headed toward the stage (and the children). Allison and I know his foster son, Taylor, who was backstage when this all went down. We are also very close to other people that have helped Taylor over the last year, all of whom are going to need all the prayers and support they can get.
I know this is a Denver Broncos blog, but I also understand that those of you in Colorado have first-hand experience of the devastating effects this type of random violence can have on a community.
I only ask that you keep Taylor and all of the members of this church in your thoughts and prayers over the next few weeks and months as they try to deal with this tragedy.
Please be safe.
Jonathan Douglas
Published on 07/27/2008 at Sun Jul 27 15:15.