Prosecutor identifies Alabama church shooting suspect

[discocrisco01]

Source: WIAT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — As a drone buzzed overhead Friday morning, a day after a fatal church shooting in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, law enforcement focused their attention on the home of a registered gun dealer.

The home in Vestavia Hills, located on Sicard Hollow Road, belongs to Robert F. Smith, who Jefferson County DA Danny Carr said has now been charged with capital murder.

Smith is accused of opening fire at a potluck in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, killing three. He is being held without bond, authorities said.

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[Marcuse]

1. Looks like he put up a fight, but managed to be taken alive.

[Tanuki]

3. Another attendee at the potluck "subdued him and held him down

until police arrived." Authorities praised that person's bravery and said it almost certainly averted more deaths.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/us/vestavia-hills-alabama-church-shooting.amp.html

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Thanks! That's also what I read. They didn't have to search for him, caught him at the scene.

[keithbvadu2]

2. No explanation yet?

[BrightKnight]

4. How could anyone justify killing elderly Episcopalians at a Church potluck dinner?

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That had to be one of the most not threatening groups of people imaginable.

[maxsolomon]

11. Response 7.

Dementia makes some people angry and paranoid.

[brewens]

5. "This is something you never expect to happen in your community," Oh yeah? You might want to

rethink that.

[democratsruletheday]

8. yep....

absolutely rethink that as it just keeps happening. Not the first church mass shooting either.

[raccoon]

7. Maybe the old man has dementia? That's not a great

Maybe the old man has dementia? If so, That’s not a great combination, A gun dealer with dementia.

[JanMichael]

9. His photo shows that he doesn't own a boxing gym. Or mma.

Had to be a gun shop because he sure as f*** can't fight.

If this doesn't prove compensation I don't know what does.

With who he shot it probably comes down to him being rejected by them because of his conservative or gunned up views so he shot them.

Fucking loser. Sorry I mean fucking loser murderer.

[BrightKnight]

13. Episcopalians don't reject people. I heard they invited him to sit with them.

I believe that he opened fire after.

I can’t wrap my head around it.
Mental illness is about the only thing that makes sense.

I have been to Episcopal pot luck dinners before. Part of the reason we do them at my Church is just to provide quality social activities for people that might be alone. Even during Covid we had virtual dinners with older members to keep them from being isolated.

In my experience older life time Christians have internalized there faith and are kind in a sublime way.

[leftyladyfrommo]

15. That happened with that black church in the South.

That kid went in and was nice and talked to people. They welcomed in the devil.

I can't wrap my head around any of these killings.

[mainer]

10. A firearms dealer? I wonder if that's significant

Not a good guy with a gun.

[Initech]

12. Just another responsible gun owner brought to you by the National Rifle Association!

[BradAllison]

14. When will white people address this issue of terrorism???

Any day I bet.