Arvada Shooting Victims

On December 9, 2007, a shooting in Arvada, Colorado took the lives of Phillip Crouse and Tiffany Johnson. The two were working in a dormitory at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) training center at the time.

Fast Facts

1. Crouse was 24; Johnson was 26
2. Shooter: Matthew Murray
3. Murray began firing after he was told he could not stay the night in the dormitory¹
4. Two others were shot and injured: Charles Blanch and Dan Griebenow
5. Murray followed the incident with another shooting at New Life Church in Colorado Springs 12 hours later²
6. He killed a total of four people, wounded five more²
7. Murray had been kicked out of YWAM training program and was seeking revenge³
8. He had been sending threatening letters to YWAM³
9. Murray committed suicide after being shot by a volunteer security guard at New Life Church²

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