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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police on Tuesday gave updates on the Monday afternoon shootings that left four law enforcement officers dead and five more injured. President Joe Biden on Monday released a statement calling the officers "heroes" and saying he and first lady Jill Biden will be praying for the families and the recovering officers. The president also spoke with Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles to express his condolences and support for the community.
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The man who meant so much to so many, was now gone, but God did not leave his children comfortless. Bishop W. McCollough, successor bishop to Daddy Grace, took over the reins of this organization and led it to higher heights and deeper depths in Christ Jesus. Before observing a moment of silence, Lyles talked about the support she has received from mayors across the country, and even the president.
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"Today, we tragically lost three U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force members in the line of duty. Five additional officers were struck by gunfire. This includes four CMPD officers and an additional officer from an assisting agency." Marshals Service, said six deputies have been fatally shot in the line of duty since 2011, not including those killed Monday. – Local officials and community members came together Tuesday night to honor the four law enforcement officers who were killed when gunfire erupted at a house in North Carolina, where authorities were trying to serve a warrant. Walter McCollough succeeded Daddy Grace as bishop when Grace died in 1960.
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He was shot in his upper torso, taking a round in an area that was "unprotected by his bulletproof vest," and underwent surgery. Additional gunfire was then fired by another person from inside the residence. The home was cleared after a "long standoff," and Jennings confirmed there were "two additional people inside." The pair were later taken to the police station as persons of interest. While speaking during a press briefing, CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings confirmed officers were met with gunfire while approaching the individual at the residence. In response to Monday's attack, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Foundation created a Help Our Heroes fund, providing mental health care for local public safety employees and first responder agencies.
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Samuel C. Madison became the third bishop of the United House of Prayer after the death of Walter McCollough in 1991. Originally from Greenville, South Carolina, Madison joined the church as a child and became a pastor in approximately 1940. Over the years he served in churches in the Carolinas, Virginia, and Philadelphia, ultimately being appointed to the M Street Church in Washington, D.C. As a religious leader, Grace was known as the peoples’ “Daddy.” He was a father-figure, and the title “Sweet Daddy” was a sign of adoration and respect.
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Because the hierarchy works as a top-down system, money raised is handed over to authority figures and redistributed. Outsiders frequently accused Daddy Grace of squandering church money on his own clothes, homes, and automobiles, and critics assumed members were duped into handing over hard-earned money to support the whims of the bishop. However, a different perspective is that within the House of Prayer money is not banished to the private sphere as it often is in other forms of Christianity. Money is overtly recognized as being a practical necessity for furthering the work of the church, and therefore to raise it is to participate in God’s work, and to donate it publicly brings one honor.
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As head of the church, the bishop is trusted to determine how the money should best be used and apportioned. For the House of Prayer there has never been any shame in being public about money, yet this cultural difference has often caused outsiders to bristle. From the earliest years, Grace was careful to create basic structural elements to unite all of his churches. The name United House of Prayer for All People was established in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1926, and Grace incorporated the organization in Washington, DC the following year. A set of bylaws outlined the power structure and delineated rules, and these were occasionally reviewed and revised in gatherings of senior ministers. Various national church publications reinforced basic ideals and provided a way for members to connect with the broader church community.
"They are heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice, rushing into harm’s way to protect us," President Biden said in part in a statement released Monday after the shooting. "We mourn for them and their loved ones. And we pray for the recoveries of the courageous officers who were wounded." "These officers died as heroes and made the ultimate sacrifice in their service to our state. We remember them, we honor their service, we send our deepest condolences to their families and friends, and we pray for healing for all affected by this tragic incident," Ishee said.
The shootout kept the usually quiet neighborhood on lockdown for several hours, but the shelter-in-place order was lifted Monday afternoon after hundreds of officers, including CMPD's SWAT team, investigated the area. "Today, we say our prayers as we get through this difficult time," Lyles said. "But we as a community have to remember that at some point we have to give this back to those families. And I hope that we will all support."
"Today we lost some heroes. That are out to simply try and keep our community safe." Contributions may also be donated to the families of the four officers killed, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Tuesday. "Contributions will be directed either to the family or as specified," the department said on X, formerly Twitter.
For example, members could purchase the healing cloth, a small square of fabric blessed by the bishop. The most significant proxy device was Grace Magazine, the official publication of the church, which could be worn or carried on the body to promote physical healing and could be read and studied for wisdom about healing. Some people made potions of the magazine, soaking it in water and drinking it to heal their ailments. In this aspect, the early House of Prayer must be counted among a select few religious groups whose unusual avenues to healing defy easy categorization. However, through the decades Bishop Grace gradually de-emphasized faith healing, as did the bishops who succeeded him, such that in the present day it represents only a minor element of House of Prayer theology. He fired on officers and was fatally shot by law enforcement when the U.S.
Police backed away from their assertion Tuesday that there had been two shooters. On Monday, Jennings had said a second shooter opened fire when officers approached the suspect's body. But on Tuesday, he said that, while police aren't dismissing the possibility of a second shooter, they're not seeking any other suspects. Jennings said they're trying to sort through chaotic bodycam footage and other evidence to figure out who shot, where, and when. Jennings also said he had made some "pretty forward remarks" on Monday about a second shooter, and that one reason police thought there was a second shooter was that they had been fired at from both the front and back of the house. "Today's an absolutely tragic day for the city of Charlotte and for the profession of law enforcement," Jennings said during the news briefing.
