Chicago Tribune--As about 15 members of a Detroit church studied passages at their
Wednesday night Bible study, the man hired to protect them was gunned
down outside.
The death of 84-year-old Joseph Lewis is a "heartbreaker," said
deacon Jimmy Jones, 61, from Victory Way Assembly Church of God &
Christ.
"We were in Bible study and a young man ran into the church and said,
'Your guard was shot,' " Jones said today. "They don't have no regard
whether it's a church, a party store or your house. They don't have any
regard. They don't have that type of fear anymore."
Detroit Police investigators say two men walked up to the church
parking lot at Tireman and Vancourt at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday and
confronted the 84-year-old. A struggle ensued, with one shot hitting the
security guard. The two men, who ran off, are still at large, according
to police.
Jones said Lewis was armed, but his gun was still in his holster as a
Detroit Police officer performed CPR to try to revive him in the
parking lot.
"It's pathetic," Jones said. "I don't know if he was trying to rob
him or what. For them to just come up and do that, it's pathetic."
Jones, a member of the church since 1983, said they hired the
security firm about three years ago due to concerns about crime. He said
he was relieved Wednesday night to see seven or eight Detroit Police
cars and EMS crews responded quickly.
Today, church members will be deciding whether to fence the lot or install cameras so parishioners can worship in peace.
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