Matthew Murray

Matthew Murray was identified as the gunman in the shootings at the Youth With A Mission dormitory in Arvada, Colorado as well as the New Life Church shooting in 2007. He committed suicide after being shot multiple times by Jeanne Assam, a New Life volunteer security guard.

Fast Facts

1. Age: 24
2. Murray was baptized Mormon over a year before the shootings
3. Resided: Englewood, Colorado
4. Father: Dr. Ronald Murray
5. Brother: Christopher
6. Had worked with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) until 2002
7. Was seeking revenge for being kicked out of YWAM¹
8. Had sent threatening notes to YWAM; posted threatening message on the Internet before second shooting
9. Used the screen name "nghtmrchld26"²
10. Killed four people; wounded five³
11. Shootings happened about 12 hours apart²
12. Incidents were 80 miles away from each other²
13. YWAM, a Christian mission group, has been accused of being a cult⁴

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