BELLEVUE, WA – The tragic church shooting Sunday in White Settlement, Texas in which church members fatally shot the gunman reminded MetroEast citizens about a similar situation ten years ago at the First Baptist Church of Maryville, Illinois. The church's pastor was killed while preaching during a Sunday morning service. Other parishioners were injured when the shooter pulled a knife on them and then himself after his firearm jammed.
No one at First Baptist Church of Maryville produced a weapon in defense that fateful day, although it is legal for those with an Illinois Concealed Carry Weapon license to do so - unless the church bans carrying firearms on its property.
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