Police Praise Alabama Churchgoer Who Subdued Active Shooter: ‘He’s a Hero’

Police Praise Alabama Churchgoer Who Subdued Active Shooter: ‘He’s a Hero’
Police barricade off the area after a shooting at the Saint Stevens Episcopal Church in Vestavia, Ala., on June 16, 2022. Butch Dill/AP Photo
Bill Pan
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Police of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, commended a “hero” church member who subdued an active shooter who killed three people at a church.

The suspect, Robert Findlay Smith, is a 71-year-old man and “occasional attendee” of the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, according to Vestavia Hills Police Department. The incident happened during a dinner at the church on Thursday night when the suspect at some point pulled out a handgun, striking three victims.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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