FOUR SHOT AT CHURCH IN PORTLAND ATTACK.Byline: Associated Press A man carried a pistol and a can of gasoline into a downtown Church of Scientology on Wednesday, starting a fire and shooting four church members, including a pregnant woman. Jairus Jairus (jāī`rəs) [Gr. form of Jair], in the New Testament, prominent Jew whose daughter was raised from the dead by Jesus. C. Godeka, 38, surrendered after walking out of the church's Portland Celebrity Centre with a female hostage who was heard shouting: ``Don't do anything. He's got a gun to my head.'' Police talked the man into releasing the hostage unharmed and dropping his handgun. Two men, including the executive director of the center, were hospitalized in serious condition from gunshots. The pregnant woman was was in critical condition with a gunshot wound in her shoulder. A fourth shooting victim was in fair condition with a wound to his buttocks 1. Either of the two rounded prominences on the human torso that are posterior to the hips and formed by the gluteal muscles and underlying structures. 2. buttocks The rear pelvic area of the human body. Godeka was not immediately charged, and investigators said they had no idea what prompted the shooting. The church, however, denounced it as a hate crime. |
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