| New Life Church shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| Date | Sunday, December 9, 2007 Approximately 13:00 MST (UTC-7) |
| Target | New Life Church |
| Attack type | Shooting spree |
| Weapon(s) | 1 Bushmaster XM15 .223-caliber rifle, 1 Beretta .40-caliber handgun, 1 Springfield Armory 9mm pistol |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Matthew J. Murray |
| Defender | Jeanne Assam (Former police officer/church member providing security) . |
On Sunday, December 9, 2007, at about 1 p.m. Murray, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and two pistols, entered the foyer of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs and fatally shot two and wounded three others before himself being shot and wounded by Jeanne Assam, a former sworn Minneapolis police officer and a church member acting as security. Murray then took his own life.
Read more about this topic: 2007 Colorado YWAM And New Life Shootings
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