IL - Michael Swift, 46, & Emmanuel Fleming, 34, fatally shot, Chicago, 13 Aug 2017

[Indy Anna]

The sermon was just about to begin Sunday morning as Emmanuel Fleming walked up the steps of South Austin’s Friendship Baptist Church accompanied by his three young children.

It was at this West Side church that Fleming sought to turn over a new leaf. He served as an usher here. His children, all under the age of 10, were baptized here. And on Sunday, his life was cut short here.

Around 11:15 a.m., two gunmen wearing bandanas ran toward the broad wooden doors of the church and opened fire in the direction of Fleming and another man, Michael Swift, 46, who was visiting the church, police and witnesses said.

<snipped> http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...y-unloaded-on-them-pastor-20170813-story.html

http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/273838220-story

 

[MIKAYOYO]

So sad and senseless. From link and this breaks my heart:

"The pastor was just about to get up and we heard about seven shots — bang-bang-bang-bang,” said the church member, who didn’t want to be named because she was concerned for her safety. “Everyone hit the floor, even the kids. It’s a shame the kids know how to hit the floor like that, but it’s a good thing they did.”