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George Tiller murdered in his church

I’m in shock right now. I haven’t posted here about my background with the pro-choice movement, but it’s extensive. And George Tiller was a hero to me and the thousands of women he’s helped throughout his career.

He had been shot twice before, and went right back to work helping women. The third time was the charm.

From the New York Times:

The shooting occurred at around 10 a.m. (Central time) at Reformation Lutheran Church on the city’s East Side, Dr. Tiller’s regular church.

Wichita police said that the shots were fired from a handgun in the church lobby during the morning service. The authorities gave few details, but said they were searching for a powder blue Taurus made in the 1990s that had been seen leaving shortly after the shooting. They said witnesses had described seeing a white man departing.

Horrifying.

Update: As of writing, 2:20 pm Eastern, police are looking for:

…white male who was driving a 1990s powder blue Ford Taurus with Kansas license plate 225 BAB. The vehicle is registered to an owner in Merriam, which is in the Kansas City area.

Note: I’m turning off comments on this post because I couldn’t stand something disgusting.