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MAN SHOT IN HEAD AFTER PREACHING ON STREET AND URGING PEOPLE TO ATTEND CHURCH

By Jose R. Gonzalez, Perry Vandell and Claire Thornton, USA TODAY NETWORK,

2023-11-18
News out of Arizona USA TODAY

A man is in critical condition after being shot in the head while preaching
Wednesday on a street corner in a Phoenix suburb.

Hans Schmidt, 26, was shot near Victory Chapel — the church where he serves as
outreach director — at around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday before a service began, the
church said. No arrests have been made, according to the Glendale, Arizona,
police department.



"Family's just devastated. We all are," said Victory Chapel Pastor Gary Marsh
told The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, on Friday.

Victory Chapel is a Pentecostal church and its services draw about a hundred
attendees, according to Marsh. At the time of the shooting, Schmidt had been
preaching, asking people attend a service.

"We do believe in evangelism. That's why there's young men standing in the
corner preaching the gospel," Marsh said.

Schmidt was in critical condition as of Friday, when the church posted an update
saying his family "is encouraged by what they are seeing."

Police said Friday they believe there may be additional witnesses with
information about the case.



Glendale is located about nine miles northwest of Phoenix.

Schmidt, who is also a former military combat medic, has a wife and two
children, according to a post on the church's homepage calling for donations for
medical expenses.

A man who works at a nearby automotive repair shop told The Republic that he
often saw Schmidt preaching using a megaphone along with a couple other people
from Victory Chapel.

"He wasn't being hateful," Paul Sanchez said.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Man shot in head after preaching
on street and urging people to attend church

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Deborah Bryant
11-19
I'm gonna say this. You don't have to believe in anything at all. But people
believe in the flag and reverence it. Believe in the constitution and reverence
that. BUT THE BIBLE SAYS, EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW AND EVERY TONGUE CONFESS THAT
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD. AND I BELIEVE THAT. Man did not get here on his own. GOD
created the earth and all its surroundings. Believe what you want, but when it
comes to standing before GOD, please don't tell him about the flag or the
constitution. Ain't none of them ever stopped a bullet or anything else. That
constitution was written for white people by white people, who thought black
people were less than them. So you can say what you want, doesn't make it
right!!! And that young man was telling people about GOD. He was doing something
for the KINGDOM of GOD. I hope he makes it. I also hope they get the person that
shot him too! But everyone will stand before GOD, rather you believe or not. GOD
does make a difference in our lives. REPENT AND BE SAVED.
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Kathy Chapman
11-19
I see so many hateful political post on here. This is not a political issue,
it's a spiritual issue. It's a hate issue. The Bible tells us that as Christians
we will be persecuted. I am so sorry this happened to this young man of God. My
prayers go up for him and his family and I do hope they catch whoever did this
and charge them with a hate crime. Because only someone with hate in their heart
could do this.
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