*F.Y.I.---Update on the SLC shooting yesterday morning .... this is taken from the GEMS LDS News List.... (to subscribe, instructions at end.) TINA >In this LDSWorld-Gems News Update (16 April 1999): >- First Presidency statement on shootings >- Information on gunman >- About the shooting victims >- Library closed, counseling available >- KSL TV, Radio evacuated >- Truck owner was innocent traveler > >===== > >FIRST PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON SHOOTINGS >See http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0%2C1249%2C75004208%2C00.html > <a href="http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0%2C1249%2C75004208%2C00.html">Link</a> > >"We are saddened by the terrible tragedy which occurred at our Family >History Library this morning, in which three people were killed, including >an employee of the church. > >"It is incomprehensible that innocent people pursuing a peaceful pastime >of tracing their family history, could be the victims of such a senseless >attack as we have seen today. > >"We extend our love and blessings to all who have suffered by reason of >these sad and disturbing events, and express deep regret over such tragic >circumstances. Our hearts reach out in sorrow to the innocent victims of >this tragedy and their families." > >===== > >INFORMATION ON GUNMAN >See http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0%2C1249%2C75004250%2C00.html? > <a href="http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0%2C1249%2C75004250%2C00.html?">Link</a> >See http://www.sltrib.com/1999/apr/t04161999.htm > <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/1999/apr/t04161999.htm">Link</a> > >The gunman in yesterday's shootings at the Salt Lake LDS Family History >Library was Sergei Babarin was a 70-year-old Russian immigrant who spoke >only a little English and had a history of mental problems. "He pleaded >guilty in 1995 to a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed dangerous >weapon in an incident at the ZCMI Center shopping mall in downtown Salt >Lake City." > >Police officers were in the building within minutes of when the shooting >began, and were soon involved in a gun battle with Barbarin, who was >barricaded in an office. > >===== > >ABOUT THE SHOOTING VICTIMS >See http://www.sltrib.com/1999/apr/04161999/nation_w/98450.htm > <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/1999/apr/04161999/nation_w/98450.htm">Link</a> > >Donald Thomas had worked for Church security for 28 years and planned to >retire in June. He leaves behind a wife, who has multiple sclerosis and >uses a wheelchair, four children and twelve grandchildren. The other >fatal victim was Patricia Irene Frengs, a 55-year-old woman from Pleasant >Hills, California. The article also identifies the others injured in the >shooting, all expected to recover. > >===== > >LIBRARY CLOSED, COUNSELING AVAILABLE >See http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0%2C1249%2C75004230%2C00.html > <a href="http://www.desnews.com/dn/view/0%2C1249%2C75004230%2C00.html">Link</a> > >The Family History Library will be closed until Monday. "Counselors from >LDS Social Services are also offering trauma counseling to witnesses of >Thursday's melee." > >===== > >KSL TV, RADIO EVACUATED >See http://www.ksl.com/dump/news/cc/b-ldshot.htm > <a href="http://www.ksl.com/dump/news/cc/b-ldshot.htm">Link</a> > >KSL TV and Radio teams were forced to broadcast remotely yesterday after >being evacuated from their offices because of concern about possible >explosives in a truck parked nearby. However, there are some good >articles on their pages, including statements from witnesses to the >shootings and further information about the library and its resources. > >===== > >TRUCK OWNER WAS INNOCENT TRAVELER >See http://www.sltrib.com/1999/apr/04161999/nation_w/98448.htm > <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/1999/apr/04161999/nation_w/98448.htm">Link</a> > >The truck parked outside the Family History Library which was suspected to >be loaded with explosives, was in fact completely unrelated to the >incident. The owner was a man from Alaska who had come to Salt Lake to >try to obtain some records from the library. Police blasted a hole in the >side of the truck to try to identify the contents before the owner could >be located. > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >Copyright 1999, LDSWorld-Gems - distributed on the Internet via the > LDSWorld-Gems mailing list. Messages may be forwarded to individuals > if this trailer is included, but may *not* be re-posted publicly or > reprinted in any other form without explicit permission. >LDSWorld-Gems webpage: http://www.lds-gems.com/ >To subscribe to Gems, send a message to "listserv@lists.ldsworld.com" > with "subscribe ldsworld-gems" (without quotes) in the message body; > or to leave the list, say "unsubscribe ldsworld-gems". >David Kenison, Orem, Utah - dkenison@xmission.com, dkenison@ldsworld.com > >