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11/26/2020

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12/30/2019

12/30/2019

On 12/29/19 at 11:20 A.M. in a church in White Settlement, TX two people and the gunman were killed during church service.
A live stream picture of the worship service captures the church shooting. Link to video: https://concealednation.org/2019/12/warning-graphic-video-show-moments-before-and-after-west-freeway-church-of-christ-shooting/
The church’s security identified the shooter as suspicious person when he entered the church and sat down. A church security member was assigned to shadow the shooter at the time of his arrival. You should review the video to grasp the full details of this church service shooting.
Source: https://heavy.com/news/2019/12/church-of-christ-shooting/
Servants & Watchmen MinistryServants & Watchmen Ministry is a 501 C 3 church security ministry. Please contact us, if you would like, to implement, enhance or train your security team. Our Ministry specializes in creating a security plan, usher/deacon training, de-escalation techniques, church active shooter response & much more. Contact information: (989) 486-8007 or email [email protected]. Website: servantsandwatchmen.org
Stay vigilant. Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

Video is circulating the internet that shows the moments just before the shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas took place, as well as the moments after. Moments before the suspect became active, we can see the security guard standing next to the wall, and what appears to be the same sus...

11/02/2019

During the end of Sunday morning service on 11/27/19 a 39 y/o churchgoer in Gastonia, N.C. was arrested after stripping naked, shouting and screaming and punching a fellow congregant in the head during service.

Officers said the suspect “suddenly stood up” inside the church and started being disruptive.” Church leaders escorted him out of the service, but he took off his shirt and ran inside and grabbed the preacher.

He was escorted outside again where he took his clothes off in the parking lot and punched one of the church members. The suspect attempted to re-enter the church but was “successfully detained” by church members long enough for police officers to arrive.

The suspect has been a member of the church for two months, and told the officers he’d “gotten the spirit” before removing his clothes.

On police arrival a struggle ensued, and the suspect was arrested for indecent exposure, simple assault, resisting an officer, disorderly conduct/disturbing the peace and second-degree trespass.

Source: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article236783333.html

Security awareness: Your church security must be prepared for bizarre, weird and foolish church disturbances. This incident displays what can happen at a service. Your church security should stay vigilant and be prepared for these types of confrontations.

Servants & Watchmen MinistryServants & Watchmen Ministry is a 501 C 3 church security ministry. Please contact us, if you would like, to implement, enhance or train your security team. Our Ministry specializes in creating a security plan, usher/deacon training, de-escalation techniques, church active shooter response & much more. Contact information: (989) 486-8007 or email [email protected]. Website: servantsandwatchmen.org
Stay vigilant. Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

A Gastonia, NC man is accused by police of stripping naked in church, shouting and cursing, punching someone, resisting police in the parking lot and indecent exposure. He was arrested and charged with assault.

10/13/2019

At 10:12 A.M. Saturday (11/12/19) at a church in Pelham, N.H., a 37 y/o male subject wearing a hoodie, entered the sanctuary during a wedding, walked up to the pulpit with a handgun and shot the 75 y/o Pastor and a 60 y/o female bride- to-be. The groom was hit with an unknown object in the head.

Police state this was not a random act and could be related to an earlier homicide on October 1, 2019 where the church shooter’s stepfather was murdered. The funeral of the October 1st homicide victim, who was an associate Pastor of this church, was to be held immediately following the wedding. The groom in this wedding, is the father of the suspect in the October 1st shooting.

There were 40 people present for the wedding. Three of the 40 people present “gang tackled” the suspect and held him down until police arrived. One of these 3 sustained minor injuries. The shooter was arrested, and the incident remains under investigation. Arrival time for the police to this church shooting was 3 minutes, after receiving the 911 call.

Security awareness: Church active shooters, frequently have the edge, because they get to determine the place they want to strike, when & how they arrive, what weapon(s) they want to use and in their own evil minds justify their acts. Stay vigilant! Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

Servants & Watchmen Ministry is a 501 C 3 church security ministry. Please contact us, if you would like, to implement, enhance or train your security team. Our Ministry specializes in creating a security plan, usher/deacon training, de-escalation techniques, church active shooter response & much more. Contact information: (989) 486-8007 or email [email protected]. Website: servantsandwatchmen.org

Stay vigilant. Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

A suspect is in custody after two people were shot at the New England Pentecostal Ministries in Pelham, New Hampshire.

10/05/2019

On Thursday (10/3/19) at 5:45 P.M. in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, 911 received a call of man lying on the front steps of a church. On police arrival they found a 69 y/o male unresponsive. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

On investigation, it was determined that the 69 y/o victim was the Pastor of the church. As officers reviewed surveillance footage, they determined that a 36 y/o male suspect was attempting to gain entry to the church. It appears that the victim confronted the suspect, as he was attempting to gain entry to the church. A physical altercation occurred between the two and the Pastor sustained fatal injures causing his death. It is unknow, at this time, if the confrontation started inside the church or outside of the church. The Pastor’s cell phone was taken. At the time of the assault and robbery there were people inside the church conducting meetings. No one witnessed the crimes.

The suspect was located several blocks away from the church. He stated to the police he was at the church and had a fight with a man. The Pastor’s cell phone was found on the suspect. The suspect was arrested for murder and robbery.

Security awareness: although this incident did occur during non-service activities and is not service-related, situational awareness of a person’s surroundings or person-to-person contact should always be paramount.

Source: https://whotv.com/2019/10/03/suspect-charged-with-murder-in-fort-dodge-pastors-death/

Servants & Watchmen Ministry is a 501 C 3 church security ministry. Please contact us, if you would like, to implement, enhance or train your security team. Our Ministry specializes in creating a security plan, usher/deacon training, de-escalation techniques, church active shooter response & much more. Contact information: (989) 486-8007 or email [email protected]. Website: servantsandwatchmen.org

Stay vigilant. Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

FORT DODGE, Iowa – The pastor of a Fort Dodge church is dead following an assault Wednesday and police have arrested a suspect in his murder. Fort Dodge police say 64-year-old Allen Henderson, a pastor a St. Paul Lutheran Church, was found unresponsive outside of the church at 400 South 13th Stree...

09/24/2019

A Domestic Violence incident happened at a church in Hillsboro, IL on Friday, 9/20/19 at about 10:45 A.M. It is unclear what church function was going on at the time of the shooting.

A 69 y/o husband was at the church with his 68 y/o wife when the confrontation took place. During the confrontation the husband shot the wife. The husband left the church and the wife drove three blocks from the church and got into an accident. On officer’s arrival at the accident scene, they determined the wife had been shot. She was transported to a hospital and remains in critical condition. Four people were present at the church during the shooting.

Forty minutes later, while police were investigating both the alleged shooting crime scene and the motor vehicle accident scene, the suspect returned to the church, armed with a handgun, to talk to the Pastor and attempted to enter the building. The husband was arrested. The incident remains under investigation.

Security awareness: Domestic Violence spillovers remain one of the most frequent motives for church active shooters. What the reason was for this shooting and why the husband returned to the church to talk to the Pastor, armed with a handgun, remains unknown at this time.
Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

Source: Source: https://www.thejournal-news.net/stories/investigation-into-alleged-hillsboro-shooting-continues,66832

Servants & Watchmen Ministry is a 501 C 3 church security ministry. Please contact us, if you would like, to implement, enhance or train your security team. Our Ministry specializes in creating a security plan, usher/deacon training, de-escalation techniques, church active shooter response & much more. Contact information: (989) 486-8007 or email [email protected]. Website: servantsandwatchmen.org
Stay vigilant. Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

A Litchfield man is in custody and a victim is in critical condition at St. John's Hospital in Springfield after a shooting in the neighborhood of Beckemeyer School in Hillsboro on Friday morning, …

09/21/2019

A shooter opened fire on a group of people leaving a Bible study Wednesday night (9/18/19) in St. Paul, MN, killing a 41 y/o male in front of his father and daughter. The victim and his family were leaving the evening Bible study with several other people around 8:40 p.m. when someone shot at them and fled the area. No vehicle was seen.

The victim’s father, who has a valid permit to carry a firearm, returned fire at the gunman with his own handgun. The gunman was not struck. Police reported that the gunman was likely targeting someone in the group and not just firing at random. The incident remains under investigation.

Security awareness: all levels of a church security plan must remain vigilant prior to services, during services and after services. This incident is an example of how innocent people leaving a church Bible study can become victims of a violent crime.

Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-shooter-opens-fire-on-group-leaving-st-paul-bible-study-killing-one-20190919-sj3wxhdfajdpdniwxz6lzusgmi-story.html

Servants & Watchmen Ministry is a 501 C 3 church security ministry. Please contact us, if you would like, to implement, enhance or train your security team. Our Ministry specializes in creating a security plan, usher/deacon training, de-escalation techniques, church active shooter response & much more. Contact information: (989) 486-8007 or email [email protected]. Website: servantsandwatchmen.org
Stay vigilant. Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

Police in Minnesota are searching for a shooter who opened fire on a group of people outside a St. Paul church Wednesday night, killing a man in front of his daughter and father.

08/27/2019

At 6:15 A.M., 15 minutes after service started, a lone gunman randomly selected a church and walked into that church in Forest Acres, S.C. and demanded money. At the time, there were 20 churchgoers, who were kneeling and praying. The suspect, armed with semi-automatic pistol, fired multiple shots into the air and then shot a 23 y/o church member who suffered a life-threatening injury. The suspect’s weapon malfunctioned, and he fled in the vehicle he arrived in, with an undisclosed amount of money. The robbery remains under investigation.

Source: https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/1-person-shot-at-columbia-church-by-robber-sunday-morning/101-20e773ee-9fca-4bb3-ab2d-026d5dcadd66

Security awareness: here is an example of an active church shooting that did not make national news. Active church shootings and other church disruptions or violence are not at an epidemic level nor are they on a drastic incline. However, they do occur randomly throughout the U.S. & oftentimes, do not make national headlines. Therefore, your church security must always remain vigilant, preparing/training taking nothing for granted. Expect the unexpected.

Servants & Watchmen Ministry is a 501 C 3 church security ministry. Please contact us, if you would like, to implement, enhance or train your security team. Our Ministry specializes in creating a security plan, usher/deacon training, de-escalation techniques, church active shooter response & much more. Contact information: (989) 486-8007 or email [email protected]. Website: servantsandwatchmen.org

Stay vigilant. Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

Incident happened early Sunday morning in Forest Acres area, near Fort Jackson

08/22/2019

An elderly 88 y/o female church member was robbed at gun point as she arrived at her church at 8:50 AM for morning service on Sunday, 8/18/19 in Clovis, NM. The elderly woman drove into the church parking lot & was parking her vehicle when, she was approached by 2 females, who took her purse at gun point & fled in a vehicle. No injuries were reported & the robbery remains under investigation.

Security awareness: this incident is another example of how church parking lot robberies occur. Some characteristic examples; on arrival or leaving a church service & the victim is usually alone.

Source: https://www.myhighplains.com/news/new-mexico/clovis-police-looking-for-armed-robbery-suspects/

Servants & Watchmen Ministry is a 501 C 3 church security ministry. Please contact us, if you would like, to implement, enhance or train your security team. Our Ministry specializes in creating a security plan, usher/deacon training, de-escalation techniques, church active shooter response & much more. Contact information: (989) 486-8007 or email [email protected]. Website: servantsandwatchmen.org
Stay vigilant. Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

CLOVIS N.M. (KAMR/KCIT) — The Clovis Police Department is asking for your help in finding two armed robbery suspects. It happened on Sunday, August 18, at around 8:50 a.m. According to Clovis Polic…

08/21/2019

Truck driver threatened mass shooting at Memphis church, FBI says
On Tuesday (8/20/19) law enforcement foiled a mass church shooting that was planned to happen in Memphis, TN, by arresting the assailant in Indianapolis, IN. The assailant, a 38 y/o, W/M, is a truck driver who lives out of his truck, made credible threats to conduct a mass shooting and su***de, at an unknown church in Memphis, TN.
Prior to 8/20/19 a friend of the assailant informed the FBI that the assailant was going to “shoot up a church.” The FBI confirmed with assailant’s employer that he requested leave time Thursday and that he indicated in the request, that he would spend the leave time in Memphis. The assailant owns a R***r P90, but it was not in his possession at the time of arrest. The motive for the attempted mass church shooting, is unknown at this time and the incident remains under investigation.
Security awareness: this incident is an example of recent cases involving a string of men, who were arrested around the country, for threatening to carry out shootings. Here, you have a suspect who travels the country and who can choose, at random, when and where he wants to commit a church shooting. Your church security should remain vigilant & aware of guests, especially males, who come to your services & arrive alone. Research has shown that 96% of church shootings and especially church mass shootings are committed by males.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fbi-truck-driver-threatened-mass-shooting-at-memphis-church/ar-AAG4ej0?li=BBnba9O&pfr=1

Servants & Watchmen Ministry is a 501 C 3 church security ministry. Please contact us, if you would like, to implement, enhance or train your security team. Our Ministry specializes in creating a security plan, usher/deacon training, de-escalation techniques, church active shooter response & much more. Contact information: (989) 486-8007 or email [email protected]. Website: servantsandwatchmen.org
Stay vigilant. Psalm 91 protection, Donald Sprague, Servants & Watchmen Ministry

A truck driver has been arrested after saying he would commit a mass shooting at a church in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities say in newly filed court records.