Witness details threat in church shooting (Dr. Tiller)

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Source: UPI

WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A 51-year-old man accused of fatally shooting an abortion provider in a church in Wichita, Kan., also threatened an usher, a witness testified Monday.

The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle said Gary Hoepner, who was serving as an usher at Reformation Lutheran Church on May 31, testified that Scott Roeder threatened him with a gun after the suspect shot abortion provider George Tiller.

Hoepner said he and fellow usher, George Tiller, were inside the church when a man he later identified as Roeder approached Tiller and shot the doctor. "I noticed a movement from the side," Hoepner testified. "And I looked up and this man had walked up to George put a gun to his head and shot."

Hoepner claimed he chased after the suspect as the man attempted to flee the church, only to face the individual's gun and a threat of "I'll shoot you." "I stopped," Hoepner added. "I thought about my wife, who wasn't there that day. ... I'd already seen him shoot one person."

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