Tim Remington, a well-known pastor from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was reportedly shot 6 times in the parking lot of his church earlier this afternoon. According to local media accounts, he’s listed in critical condition and the shooter is still at large:
Family members confirm the man shot was Tim Remmington. His nephew says he is alive and was talking to EMS on his way to the hospital.
— KREM 2 NEWS (@KREM2) March 6, 2016
Pastor Tim Remington was shot 6 times while getting into his car at Altar Church in Coeur d'Alene today. He is alive and in surgery now.
— SpokesmanReview (@SpokesmanReview) March 7, 2016
Hospital just called me back – pastor is now listed in critical condition @KHQLocalNews
— Katie Chen (@katie_chen_) March 7, 2016
#cda police are carrying armed weapons. I'm told the shooter is still on the loose pic.twitter.com/1EQ8uyX9WX
— Ryan Simms (@RyanTVNews) March 6, 2016
CDA police say an unidentified suspect gunned down pastor Tim Remington earlier today.https://t.co/QWfwkzoLym #kxly pic.twitter.com/59G9eflja6
— Aaron Luna (@aaronkxly) March 6, 2016
Outreach pastor says the suspect was in the church service today and waited for pastor Tim to get to his car @KHQLocalNews
— Katie Chen (@katie_chen_) March 6, 2016
Remington had prayed with Ted Cruz at a rally when Cruz visited Idaho on Saturday:
#BREAKING We have confirmed that Tim Remington prayed at the Ted Cruz rally yesterday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.
— KREM 2 NEWS (@KREM2) March 7, 2016
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In addition to Remington’s work as a pastor, he also ran the Good Samaritan drug and alcohol rehab program:
CDA shooting victim Tim Remington talks about Good Samaritan program in this video. Suspect still at large #KXLY pic.twitter.com/6j0ohQoKwg
— Aaron Luna (@aaronkxly) March 7, 2016
We’ll update this post as soon as we hear more.
Prayer circle by Altar Church members for Pastor Tim Remington. They prayed for his recovery. #kxly pic.twitter.com/cTJePiV3BC
— Allie Hyams (@AllieHyams) March 6, 2016
Update:
Church members who are at the hospital tell me things are looking good for pastor Tim @KHQLocalNews
— Katie Chen (@katie_chen_) March 7, 2016
Update: Suspect has been identified:
BREAKING: CDA Police identify Kyle Andrew Odom, of Coeur d’Alene as the suspect in today's shooting. #KXLY pic.twitter.com/9tgg8hmRh9
— John Hendricks (@JohnKPTV) March 7, 2016
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