Charles Blanch
On December 9, 2007, Charles Blanch was shot in the leg during a shooting spree at a Denver-area missionary training center.
Fast Facts
- Age when shot: 22
- Resides: Minnesota
- Incident occurred at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) training center in Arvada, Colorado
- Blanch was on staff at YWAM since fall ,of 20061
- Killed during shooting: Tiffany Johnson, 26; Phillip Crouse, 24
- Shooter Matthew Murray had been kicked out of the program years before; was seeking revenge2
- Murray had been sending threatening letters to YWAM2
- 12 hours after the incident, Murray opened fire at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs3
- Murray was shot multiple times by armed guard Jeanne Assam; he then killed himself3
- Total casualties: Five dead (including Murray), five wounded3
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