Hour Of Power...and danger: "Gunman holed up in Crystal Cathedral"

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Gunman holed up in Crystal Cathedral
Police say church worker threatening suicide

Friday, December 17, 2004 Posted: 12:14 AM EST (0514 GMT)

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/16/cathedral.shooting/index.html

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A church employee late Thursday afternoon fired shots inside the Crystal Cathedral, and he remains holed up in the architecturally striking Orange County congregation founded by televangelist Dr. Robert Schuller, police said.

According to Lt. Paul Prince at the Garden Grove Police Department, the situation remains "fluid." But he added police are in phone contract with the man, who appears to be despondent and has threatened suicide.

Prince said Schuller has been brought to the church and is working with police to help end the crisis.

"Rev. Schuller is doing everything he can to assist us in resolving this situation," Prince said.