This was written for my column last year. I don't think the editor published it. That was one of the reasons I quit writing for the local papers I kept getting preempted for other things like sports.There was a lot of violence last year around Christmas, especially in Colorado, and it effected me more then usual. Anyway I just wanted to share this!
Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all is brightRound yon Virgin Mother and Child
“An off-duty police officer being credited with helping stop the shooting rampage said his experience helped him react quickly to confront the gunman.”“Kenneth K. Hammond, who was at the mall for an early Valentine’s Day dinner with his wife, said he first thought the sound of gunfire was construction noise but drew his gun and told his wife to call 911...”“Talovic had a backpack full of ammunition, a shotgun and a .38-caliber pistol, police said. Investigators knew little about him, except that he lived in Salt Lake City with his mother...” —AP
Holy Infant so tender and mildSleep in heavenly peaceSleep in heavenly peace
“A 19-year-old gunman who killed eight people and then himself Wednesday at the Westroads Mall in Omaha...”“She said Hawkins was a friend of her sons and "reminded me of a lost puppy that nobody wanted."“The shootings began about 1:42 p.m. Seven people were found dead at the scene by officers arriving six minutes later; two others, a male and a female, died...”"He just said he wanted to thank me for everything I'd done for him ... and he was sorry," Maruca Kovac said. He told her he had gotten fired from his job...”"I said, 'Come home and we'll talk about it,' " she said. "He said, 'It's too late.'...” —CNN
Silent night, holy night!Shepherds quake at the sightGlories stream from heaven afar
“A man driving a dead woman's car shot a police officer, then opened fire in a parking lot and a mall Sunday, authorities said. By the end of the day, four people, including the gunman, were dead.”“Police shot the gunman to death outside a Target store inside Ward Parkway Center in south Kansas City...” “Target employee Cassie Bradshaw, 19, was in a break room with two other people when they heard shots. Then, her co-workers saw a man in his 50s with a rifle "shooting everywhere"...” —AP
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!Christ, the Saviour is bornChrist, the Saviour is born
“Five people — including Murray, of Englewood — died and five were wounded Sunday in the attacks 12 hours and 65 miles apart. The first attack was at Youth With a Mission, a training center for missionaries in the Denver suburb of Arvada; the second was at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs.” —George Merritt AP
Silent night, holy nightSon of God, love's pure lightRadiant beams from Thy holy faceWith the dawn of redeeming grace
“Later, at New Life Church, a gunman wearing a trench coat and carrying a high-powered rifle opened fire in the parking lot...”“Assam, a church member who volunteers as a security guard, shot Murray, who was found with a rifle and two handguns, police said.”“It seemed like it was me, the gunman and God..." — Judith Kohler, AP
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birthJesus, Lord, at Thy birth
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