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George Tiller shot to death May 31, 2009
Controversial late-term abortion provider George Tiller was shot to death outside his Wichita church Sunday morning.
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Flowers are placed along a fence outside the Women's Health Care Clinic in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009. The clinic was owned by George Tiller who was gunned down at church today.
Homicide detective Lt. Ken Landwehr holds his hand over his face while talking with other detectives outside the Reformation Lutheran Church following a shooting in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009. The victim has been identified by local media as George Tiller, the controversial abortion provider.
The body of a shooting victim is removed from the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009. Media outlets have identified the victim as George Tiller, the controversial abortion provider who has long been the subject of protests.
The body of a shooting victim is removed from the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009. Wichita police say a "high-profile individual in the community" has been shot and killed. Local media have identified that individual as George Tiller.
Homicide detective Lt. Ken Landwehr walks outside the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan. Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Wichita Police officers stand by a crime scene vehicle outside the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Wichita Police officers stand outside the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Parishioners leave Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., after abortion provider Dr. George Tiller was shot there Sunday morning May 31, 2009.
Wichita Police Deputy Chief Tom Stolz, left, and Mayor Carl Brewer sit during a news conference at city hall in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009 following the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller at Reformation Lutheran Church where he was a member of the congregation.
Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer speaks to reporters during a news conference at city hall in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009, following the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller at Reformation Lutheran Church where he was a member of the congregation.
Wichita Police Deputy Chief Tom Stolz holds a news conference at city hall in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009. A suspect in the shooting of George Tiller was announced.
Mark Androes places flowers at the entrance of the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009. Abortion provider George Tiller was shot and killed inside the church by a gunman who then fled. Androes said he was placing the flowers for Tiller's family. Androes works at the Country Club where Tiller was a member. Androes said he knew Tiller personally and had fond memories of him.
Law enforcement officials and a security guard talk through the gated entrance of Women's Health Care Services in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009 following the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller at church.
Thomas Dyke lays flowers at the gated entrance of Women's Health care Services Sunday, May 31, 2009, following the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller at church in Wichita, Kan.
Leigh Carlson-Cox, associate pastor at Pine Valley Christian Church, lays flowers at the gated entrance of Women's Health care Services Sunday, May 31, 2009 following the shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller at church. Tiller was shot at Reformation Lutheran Church where he was a member of the congregation. Witnesses and a police source confirmed Tiller was the victim.
The vehicle allegedly owned by a suspect in the shooting death of Dr. George Tiller is loaded for transport from the Fred Allenbrand Justice complex Sunday, May 31, 2009, in New Century, Kan. Tiller, one of the nation's few providers of late-term abortions despite decades of protests and attacks, was shot and killed Sunday in a church where he was serving as an usher.
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