Monday, May 25, 2015

Daily Misfortune Monday, May 25, 2015

Daily Misfortune Monday, May 25, 2015 ---
Monthly Misfortune May 2015 ---

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  1. shooting at car May 25, 2015 Trying To Organize A Marathon, An Arab-Israeli Woman car shot at  
  2. 7 killed 10 injured A Tunisian Army soldier is killed after a shooting rampage in which 7 fellow soldiers are killed and 10 others injured in their barracks in Tunis
  3. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Close to 55,000 people have fled the Iraqi city of Ramadi since it was captured by Islamic State. (CNN)Arts and culture
  4. 1 killed 100 injured Nine railway carriages of the Muri Express derail in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, (Zee News)
  5. Tornadoes of 2015 A tornado kills at least thirteen people in the Mexican city of Ciudad Acuña and injures 88. (Reuters)
  6. At least 38 people are killed and 6 injured in a nursing home fire in Lushan County of China's Henan Province(BBC)
  7. Emergency workers have recovered the final bodies from a collapsed gold mine in Colombia with 15 people recovered. (France 24)International relations
  8. Malaysia announces the discovery of 139 mass graves near the border with Thailand with some graves containing more than one body. (Reuters viaDaily Mail)
  9. ram attack on police, stolen car, 3 crashes 2 arrested May 25, 2015 Washington State Patrol: 2 men caught after crashing into trooper's and other cars in crash spree 
  10. 47 shot 12 killed May 25, 2015 47 shot 12 fatal in Chicago Memorial day weekend shootings 
  11. 3 killed 12 wounded May 25, 2015 3 killed, 12 wounded in Chicago Memorial day shootings 
  12. 1 killed May 25, 2015 Police hunt for gunman who killed New Mexico officer
  13. 1 killed,  May 25, 2015 1 dead in North Minneapolis gunfight dozens shots shooting after neighborhood dispute 
  14. May 25, 2015 update Dad of one of 2 men shot by Olympia officer after skateboard attack: Shooting should have never happened 
  15. 27 shot: May 25, 2015 8 killed, 19 injured in Baltimore Mem Day weekend shootings
  16. 1 killed May 25, 2015 Police: 17-year-old boy killed in shooting at Skagit Co. park 
  17. 1 killed 1 injured 2 suspects May 25, 2015 Oregon: Teenager fatally shot at Portland recording studio was innocent bystander 

Detail:

  1. shooting at car May 25, 2015 NPR radio : Israel citizen palestine woman gets her car shot at for running in Marathon in Jewish area and organizing woman runners Trying To Organize A Marathon, An Arab-Israeli Woman .. Then, late one night, someone shot the back window of Radi's car while it ... The threats of disruption didn't scare her, Radi said, "but when they shot ... That's why one Palestinian woman, an Arab citizen of Israel, prefers to jog in Jewish areas.... 
  2. 7 killed 10 injured A Tunisian Army soldier is killed after a shooting rampage in which 7 fellow soldiers are killed and 10 others injured in their barracks in Tunis. (AP via Fox News) (AFP via News24)
  3. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Close to 55,000 people have fled the Iraqi city of Ramadi since it was captured by Islamic State. (CNN)Arts and culture
  4. 1 killed 100 injured Nine railway carriages of the Muri Express derail in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, (Zee News)
  5. Tornadoes of 2015 A tornado kills at least thirteen people in the Mexican city of Ciudad Acuña and injures 88. (Reuters)
  6. At least 38 people are killed and 6 injured in a nursing home fire in Lushan County of China's Henan Province. (BBC)
  7. Emergency workers have recovered the final bodies from a collapsed gold mine in Colombia with 15 people recovered. (France 24)International relations
  8. Malaysia announces the discovery of 139 mass graves near the border with Thailand with some graves containing more than one body. (Reuters viaDaily Mail)
  9. ram attack on police, stolen car, 3 crashes 2 arrested May 25, 2015 Washington State Patrol: 2 men caught after crashing into trooper's car KOMO AUBURN, Wash. - Two men suspected of fleeing after crashing a car into a state trooper's patrol vehicle have been caught, according to the Washington State Patrol. began when a car with two men inside hit a trooper's patrol car, the WSP reported. began as a traffic stop soon turned into a police pursuit ..  doing 86, instead of pulling over the driver hit the gas, As a trooper closed in suspect's car became a weapon. "struck the trooper deliberately, rammed twice vehicle was stolen, collided with yet another vehicle, "Hit a parked truck eventually got away abandoned the vehicle then he and passenger fled on foot," said Trooper Webb.  second suspect fled, then fought back and resisted when a K9 dog took him down. driver is being held on investigation of felony assault on the trooper, eluding and a stolen vehicle charge.
  10. 47 shot 12 killed May 25, 2015 47 shot 12 fatal in Chicago Memorial day weekend shootings Chicago Tribune A teenage boy and two men have been killed and at least 12 other people have been wounded in separate shootings since mid morning Monday in Chicago, police said Those shootings made it 12 people killed and 44 people wounded in gun violence across the city since the beginning of the Memorial Day holiday midafternoon Friday. Three of the homicide victims were killed Sunday night; four were killed Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning.
  11. 3 killed 12 wounded May 25, 2015 3 killed, 12 wounded in Chicago Memorial day shootings Chicago Tribune Shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday, a 19-year-old man was fatally shot on the first block of East 36th Place in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood, said Sweeney, who did not immediately have information on the circumstances of the shooting. The man ... 47 shot, 12 of them fatally, in Memorial Day weekend attacks in Chicago.  A teenage boy and two men have been killed and at least 12 other people have been wounded in separate shootings since mid morning Monday in Chicago, police said.
  12. 1 killed May 25, 2015 Police hunt for gunman who killed New Mexico officer CNN (CNN) Police in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, are searching for a man who shot and killed an on-duty officer Monday night. Chief Michael Geier said the man fled the scene in a Dodge pickup.
  13. 1 killed,  May 25, 2015 1 dead in North Minneapolis gunfight dozens shots shooting after neighborhood dispute Minneapolis Star Tribune  A man was killed and two others were wounded Monday in north Minneapolis in what police described as a neighborhood dispute that erupted in gunfire.  witness saw a man on the ground fire a weapon, followed by a volley of more than two dozen shots from the vicinity of a man and a woman who quickly ran behind a nearby house. May 27, 2015 Man shot dead Monday in north Minneapolis was just released convicted murderer  35-year-old convicted murderer was identified Wednesday as the man shot. Larry D. Davis, of Minneapolis Two other people were wounded. No arrests. Davis was convicted in the July 2001 shooting death of Patrick C. Timberlake, 31, in Minneapolis.Davis pleaded guilty 15 years, left prison five months ago with 18 months on supervised release.
  14. May 25, 2015 update Dad of one of 2 men shot by Olympia officer after skateboard attack: Shooting should have never happened Q13 FOX  OLYMPIA, Wash. - A Safeway employee called 911 saying a man tried to steal a case of beer. “He stole a beer earlier and he tried to do it again. He threw the beer at me and hit my hand, he threw a case of beer at me, glass beer. He’s at the fuel station right now he’s running but they are both on skateboards,” employee said.Andre Thompson's father said his son is not ready to talk about the early Thursday morning shooting, ... comments: they were out late at night stealing, assaulted the store clerk then started to assault the police officer. Two against one with weapons, yes a skateboard can be used as a weapon. Saw an interview of the men’s mother and she said they are good kids,.. Of course the shooting should never have happened. Parenting skills would have prevented this, if they had taught them the difference between right and wrong. Stealing isn’t good. They assaulted the store clerk by throwing the beer, then used their skate boards 
  15. 27 shot: May 25, 2015 8 killed, 19 injured in Mem Day weekend shootings in Baltimore WBAL Baltimore City police said of 27 people who were shot, at least nine of them were killed in a series of separate shootings in Baltimore since Friday afternoon.
  16. 1 killed May 25, 2015 Police: 17-year-old boy killed in shooting at Skagit Co. park KOMO News BURLINGTON, Wash. - A 17-year-old boy is dead after an overnight shooting at a park in the Skagit County city of Burlington, and now a manhunt is under way for the gunman who pulled the trigger. 9 p.m.at Park - in the middle of a residential neighborhood.. . 6 or 7 gunshots," said Kristen Goodrow, who lives about a block away from the park. "I just rushed my kid inside because I didn't know where it was coming from, and I didn't want him getting hurt." The 17-year-old victim later showed up at the hospital in Sedro-Woolley with a gunshot wound. He died about an hour later victim was Gage Bruce.
  17. 1 killed 1 injured 2 suspects May 25, 2015 Oregon: Teenager fatally shot at Portland recording studio was innocent bystander Portland Press Herald‎ parents of the 19-year-old Treyjon Arsenault killed in a flurry of gunfire late Monday ...police told them that their son was not being targeted when one or more people began firing inside Da Block Studios Inc., an independent recording studio on Market Street. Arsenault and a 20-year-old Portland man were shot “The detective said he was just an innocent person at the wrong place... caught in the crossfire.” police seeking “at least two” shooters, who remain at large.One dead, one injured in shooting at Old Port recording studio WCSH-TV‎ Detectives continue to search scene of fatal music studio shooting WMTW Portland‎ 

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      1 killed July 1,  2014 Michigan Jogger Shot to Death, Not Hit by Car - ABC NewsABC NewsJul 1, 2014 - A fatal hit-and-run investigation in Michigan has now turned into a homicide investigation, after authorities say a jogger was mysteriously shot to ...

      1 killed January 11, 2015 France Gunman Linked To Jogger Shooting - Huffington Post The Huffington PostJan 11, 2015 - PARIS (AP) — A prosecutor says the shooting of a jogger in a Paris suburb on the same day


      1 killed, apparent robbery, rape  3 arrested  April 23, 2015  incident April 28, 2015 update South Africa: Suspects arrested in Austrian nun murder April 28 2015 South African police said on Tuesday they had arrested three people for the rape and murder of an 86-year-old nun of Austrian origin nearly two weeks ago. Sister Gertrud Tiefenbacher, from the Sacred Heart Home Convent in the village of Ixopo, southwest of Durban, was found murdered in her room after being suffocated with a towel, and her hands tied with an electric typewriter cord. Murdered Austrian nun 'may have been raped' (23 Apr 15)  body of Sister Gertrud Tiefenbacher from the Sacred Heart Home convent in the village of Ixopo, southwest of Durban, was discovered in her room on Saturday. Police said her hands were tied with an electric typewriter cord and she had been suffocated with a towel. "It is also suspected that the victim was raped before she was killed," a statement said. An undisclosed amount of foreign currency was taken from Tiefenbacher's room,

      5 killed  May 22, 2015  Austria: 5 in car killed when hit by train at crossing: Train tragedy leaves five dead in Purgstall According to police five people were killed when their vehicle was hit by a train at a level crossing 80km west of Vienna on Friday. READ killed ... including two adults (26 and 32) and two boys (7 and 8) and a girl (11) were killed in the accident.  tags: Train Incidents

      1 killed May 23, 2015 WA:Federal Way killing, police search for man with tattooed head A 53-year-old Tacoma man was fatally shot early Saturday in Federal Way, and police in the afternoon announced a search for a suspect. About 2:10 a.m., Federal Way police received 911 calls about shots fired in the area of 1400 S. 304th Street. At the scene, officers found the Tacoma man, lying in the driveway....

      robbery shooting May 23, 2015  WA: Seattle Capitol Hill cellphone robbery gets worse once gunfire starts A man robbed of his cellphone gave chase to suspects at 2:30 a.m. Saturday on Capitol Hill. The situation went south from there.

      3 injured (1 serious) May 23, 2015 WA: Car suspected assault strikes 3 at Sasquatch festival; 1 serious injury The driver was arrested on suspicion of assault after a car hit three people Saturday morning at the campground occupied by people attending the Sasquatch music festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Grant County.

      1 killed 1 injured May 24, 2015  Austria: Argument leads to fatal shooting on light rail Man dead after fatal shooting on Vienna tram One man was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting on a tram car in Vienna on Sunday evening. READ  The shooting occurred after an argument among four men on the tram, shot at two victims as they left, woman bystander also hit in leg.

      1 armed man arrested May 24, 2015  WA: Snohomish County Courthouse intruder arrested Sunday A 25-year-old Everett man was arrested Sunday after he entered the Snohomish County Courthouse armed with a knife and a crowbar, the county sheriff’s office said. The suspect, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was confronted by courthouse staff about 9 a.m. The staff called 911, numerous law-enforcement agencies responded and the courthouse in downtown Everett... close to public but confronted by courthouse staff about 9 a.m.


      1 shot pastor shot, injured drive-by shooting May 24, 2015  Black Pastor Shot Multiple Times as He Was Placing Memorial Day Flags Outside of His Church A pastor who was shot multiple times Sunday morning after he went outside to place commemorative Memorial Day flags on the grounds of his church.. Rev. Dr. Augustus Sealy, pastor at First Church of the Nazarene in Hartford, Connecticut... witnesses said a car slowly drove by and fired numerous shots at the preacher, the Hartford Courant reported...shattered femur... listed in critical condition as of Sunday evening. tags: attack on pastor, Connecticutt, drive-by shooting, unknown motive...  second shooting unfolded not far away around 6:41 a.m., leaving 27-year-old Robert Jones severely injured, unsure as to whether the two incidents are related... No arrests Pastor Shot Outside Church While Putting Out Memorial Day Flags Hasn't Lost Any Hope": Wife NBC Connecticut‎  Pastor Shot Outside Church In Hartford Hartford Courant‎ Pastor shot outside Connecticut church while planting flags for Memorial Day sermon New York Daily News‎  Augustus Sealy Shooting: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know ... The shooting of Pastor Augustus Sealy is being investigated as a possible hate crime after ... of the Nazarene, has been described by police as being accepting to the LGBT community. .Hartford Police: Pastor's Shooting Might Be Hate Crime ...The church is very accepting of and open to the LGBT Pastor of gay-friendly church shot in possible anti-gay hate ... Vigil held for Hartford pastor shot in possible hate crime  Connecticut Pastor Of LGBT-Inclusive Church Shot  Daily Kos A Connecticut pastor of a LGBT-Inclusive church has been shot. Last Sunday, Rev. Dr. Augustus Sealy of the First Church of the Nazarene in ..

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      3  vehicles attacked,  6 arrested May 23, 2015  Minneapolis PedalPub riders hit with water balloons, 6 arrested TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press Six people have been arrested after an alleged water attack on drivers ... today with squirt guns and water balloons. 6 arrested after water balloon attack on pedal pub riders just having fun, attackers notify Facebook group Minnesota Public Radio News‎ Six people are facing potential criminal penalties in a series of water attacks on three pedal pubs in Minneapolis, including one that carried six off-duty police officers. first two "Mad Max"-style attacks Saturday evening involved bicyclists who sprayed a driver and passengers with high-powered water guns and threw water balloons at them.  Pilot of the first pedal pub was momentarily blinded by the blast. ... attacks Saturday morning via the Facebook page "I hate the Pedal Pub. ... On Sunday, the "I Hate PedalPubs" page had a fresh posting that said, ...  third attack on the slow-moving, people-powered, 16-seat vehicles was foiled when passengers saw the approaching cyclists and held them until Minneapolis police arrived. suspects were booked on suspicion of offenses including terroristic threats, fifth-degree assault and disorderly conduct. All were freed after posting $78 bail.... one of those arrested accused off-duty officers using excessive force..."If you can't take a joke"..." if you think we're out to try to hurt people. We were just having fun," her business checks social media for potential threats and got wind of plans for the attacks Saturday morning via the Facebook page "I hate the Pedal Pub." We were lucky enough it was water but it could have been bleach, gasoline, urine,"  6 Arrested after Water Balloon, Squirt Gun Attack on Mpls. Pedal Pub | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul

      1 killed May 23, 2015  Missouri Man Accused Of Keeping Woman In Crate Killed By Cops A man accused of holding his former girlfriend captive in a crate at their home in western Missouri then fatally shooting her and her teenage son, was shot and killed Saturday, authorities said. Law enforcement... Suspect in Murder of Ex-Girlfriend and Her Teen Son Is Shot Dead, Sheriff Says Saturday, May 23 Blaze - Dave Urbanski The man who police said held his ex-girlfriend captive in a wooden crate for four months and then murdered her and her teenage son just weeks after her escape was fatally shot Saturday. Law enforcement officers...

      May 23, 2015 Man Arrested By FBI At LAX, Wanted To Be Martyr For ISIS Saturday, May 23 Inquisitr The FBI has made two arrests in a plot to join ISIS, including one at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The arrests were a part of a careful investigation that revealed disturbing conversations about a desire...

      1 killed 1 injured 1 arrested March 6, 2015 charged Marie Chishahayo: Mother Charged With Murder Of Child, 2nd Child burned Blames Young Son And God Saturday, May 23 Inquisitr - Samantha Kilgore A 36-year-old Kansas City woman faces charges of second-degree murder, as well as four counts of child abuse, after her two-year-old daughter was found dead in their apartment.Marie Chishahayo claims that she didn’t hurt the child. Instead, she says her 9-year-old son disciplined her other children, and that she allowed him to do so because God, she  claimed, told him to do so. Brother noticed they were no longer going to Christian church checked to find residence was wrecked, full of broken dishes and furniture. Behind locked, found scared girl, and other little girl, Callia Elia, aged two, who was obviously dead, possibly from previous fire in the home. Chishahayo initially insisted that she had never hit the children, saying instead that her son had hit them in order to punish them. She claimed that it was the boy who had heated up a knife and repeatedly burned one of the little girl’s all over her body.Death of 2-year-old KCMO girl ruled homicide charged with second degree murder and four counts of child abuse and neglect in connection to the death of ..Woman charged with murder, child abuse blames 9-year ... KFOR‑TV6 days ago - Family members say they started to realize something was wrong when they couldn't get in touch with 36-year-old Marie Chishahayo. Mom charged after one child found dead, another severely burned . WICKED: Mom and Son Burned 2 and 3-Year-Old Girls ‘Severely All Over Their Bodies,Until One Died’ police found Calia Elia, 2, dead inside her mom’s Kansas City apartment.Chishahayo first told detectives that the 3-year-old, Elena Elia, was burned by her 9-year-old brother, who took a heated knife to her body because “God told him to.” Police believe Calia, the 2-year-old, died in a apartment fire. Investigators have found it difficult to interview Chishahayo, who is Somalian, because she does not speak English.  tags: christian suspect, somali suspect,

      5 killed 2 injured  May 23, 2015 Overnight shootings Fri-Sat in Baltimore Saturday, May 23 AP  Police say five people are dead in shootings in Baltimore over less than 24 hours. Police say one man died after a shooting around 11 p.m. Friday in the unit block of Benkert Ave.

      2 suspects sought May 22, 2015 Pair of armed masked men in black rob casino in Montana  AP no one was hurt when the Montana Nugget Casino was held up about 10:30 p.m. Friday. two males wearing terrorist-style all-black clothing and ski masks and armed with handguns entered the casino, demanding money from an employee. Police say a pair of armed men robbed a casino in Billings and made off with an undisclosed amount of money. Billings Police Sgt. Matt Brewer says no one was hurt when the Montana Nugget Casino...

      2 killed 1 not guilty May 23, 2015 Cleveland Cop Found Not Guilty on All Counts in Massive Shooting Saturday, May 23 Blaze - Zach Noble After a long, technical explanation Saturday, a judge found a Cleveland police officer not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of two unarmed people in a 137-shot barrage. "[Officer Michael] Brelo did not fire...the only shots...

      1 injured beating 1 pressing charges May 20, 2015 Jr ROTC Teen Severely Beaten In Classroom, Ambulance Not Called By School Saturday, May 23 Opposing Views An Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,  14-year-old Tyler Mota was thrown to the ground and beaten relentlessly, while a teacher was taking attendance. When Michelle asked why an ambulance had not been called, the principal claimed Tyler’s injuries were not severe enough, reports FOX 25.  Michelle took Tyler to the hospital and then to an oral surgeon. He may permanently lose five of his teeth and is unable to eat solid foods for three months; he is also recovering from a concussion. 'I just kept shaking,' Parents outraged after  KFOR‑TV6 Witnesses say 14-year-old Tyler Mota was thrown to the ground and beaten relentlessly, while a teacher was taking attendance. “I think it was ... Junior ROTC student was taken to the nurse’s office and checked out. According to an email written by the school nurse, Tyler had several teeth knocked out, his gums were severely damaged and he had teeth penetrating his chin. administrators called Tyler’s mother, who works 30 miles away. Because of traffic and road construction, it took Michelle more than an hour to come to her son’s aid. tags: school incident

      1 killed by mob May 22, 2015  Graphic Video Surfaced Of A Guatemalan Girl, 16, Screaming In Agony As She's Being Burned Alive In Street By Vigilante Mob  Saturday, May 23 Inquisitr Shocking and unbelievable video footage of a 16-year-old girl, who was one of three who shot dead a taxi driver, 58, was seen tortured and burned alive in the street of Guatemala, reports Daily Mail. According to reports, a gang allegedly... Guatemalan girl burned her to death by mob ... - Daily Mail unnamed girl was surrounded in the village of ... after she was allegedly part of a gang that murdered a motorcycle taxi driver. ... but the girl took a wrong turn and was surrounded by a vigilante mob. She and two other men allegedly shot Carlos Enrique González Noriega, 68, before robbing him and running away.

      1 killed 1 injured August 16, 2011 Kashif Parvaiz stages murder of wife as anti-Muslim hate crime   sentenced to life in prison May 21, 2105. He schemed with one of three girlfriends while married with two children to stage wife's murder and make it look like anti-Muslim hate crime. Strolling in the park with wife and son in stroller, they were suddenly attacked by a gunman who was actually his Massachusetts girlfriend, Antoinette Stephen who opened fire, shooting Nazush and killing her, but  Parvaiz was wounded lightly. Parvaiz told police a gang of men shouted anti-Muslim slurs at them and called them “terrorists” but the gun was found in before shooting them. But when the cops found the gun used inside Parvaiz’s own SUV.


      Mother Found Pushing Dead Son On Maryland Park Swing 

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      New trial expected for Ingmar Guandique, convicted of killing Chandra Levy in 2001

      Friday, May 22 AP
      A man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy is expected to get a new trial after government attorneys on Friday said the "interests of justice" would best be served by one. On Friday, after more...


      Caged-girl's parents found guilty of neglect in son's death 

      Friday, May 22 AP
      A judge has found a Gloucester County couple guilty of felony neglect and abuse in the death of their infant son. Media outlets reported that Gloucester Circuit Judge William Hamblen determined Friday there was insufficient evidence...

      Trial delayed in September 2013 Bozeman shooting

      Friday, May 22 AP
      A Gallatin County judge is delaying the start of a Bozeman man's homicide trial because prosecutors identified new witnesses they intended to call with too little time for the defense to prepare. County Attorney Marty Lambert...


      Bosworth: No intent to mislead with candidate petitions
      Friday, May 22 AP
      Former U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth testified Friday that she never intended to mislead anyone when she attested to signatures on her candidate petitions that she didn't actually witness. Bosworth, seeking to avoid conviction at her...


      Missing College Student Alexis Jones-Rhodes Found Safe In Illinois

      Friday, May 22 Huffington Post - Simon Mccormack
      A 22-year-old Georgia college student who disappeared on the day that her family thought she was scheduled to graduate was found safe in Illinois on Thursday, DeKalb County police have announced. Law enforcement authorities said...

      May 7, 2015 Texas Cartoon gunman told pastor he admired Bin Laden Phoenix pastor says witnessed to Islamist Texas Cartoon gunman says he admired Bin Ladenwho stormed rally in Texas Michael Ashcraft and Mark Ellis Before the Islamist gunman stormed a free speech rally armed with an assault rifle, Phoenix Pastor John-Mark “Vocab Malone” Rieser witnessed to him regularly at the package delivery service where both worked... said  Rieser, a teacher-pastor at Roosevelt Community Church. “He’d expressed admiration for jihad before. He had told me Osama Bin Ladin was a hero."... Was there anything I could have said or done differently that could have saved him?”