The father of two is in a critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head while delivering a sermon and encouraging members to attend his church service on Wednesday evening at a corner in Glendale.
Hans Schmidt, a 26-year-old man and former military combat medic, is the outreach director of Victory Chapel in Glendale. He is married with two young children and the Pentecostal church typically attracts around 100 attendees to its services.
According to reports, Schmidt was standing peacefully with a megaphone when he was targeted. He is currently hospitalized and his condition is critical.
AZFamily.com Reports:
A congregation is in shock after a beloved religious leader was shot in the head while preaching on a Glendale street corner on Wednesday night. In an update on Friday morning, Glendale police say 26-year-old Hans Schmidt, a husband and father of two, remains in critical condition and officers are asking for the public’s help in finding who’s responsible.
It happened on the northwest corner of 51st and Peoria avenues around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Friends say it happened as the former military combat medic was standing with a megaphone on the street corner, preaching the gospel to people passing by, something he’d apparently done countless times before. Only this time, someone pulled out a gun and shot him.
Friends and family can’t understand why. “Who knows why someone would want to take it out on a preacher like that because he’s speaking the gospel and good news to everybody. He’s out to help the community,” said Henry Branch, who lives nearby. Schmidt also helps lead weekly services at the Victory Chapel as the outreach director.
Witness accounts indicate that people driving by were shouting and cursing at him prior to the shooting.
As of yet, no suspects have been identified or apprehended. The Glendale police are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact them for assistance.
Victory Chapel is raising money to help Hans Schmidt. Click here to donate.
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What is happening in our country since Biden stole the election? A man being shot for no reason. He was not forcing anyone to listen so if you didn’t want to listen just move on. Shooting someone is not only wrong but stupid.
I agree with you Cozycalico, those who are murdering innocent people are so indoctrinated beyond changing, all thanks to the Communist Democrats and Rinos and that Anti-American, Anti-Constitution Communist homosexual Muslim Barack Hussein Obama and George Soros who created this mess we’re in.
May they all burn in Hell.
Yep…I agree with you both.
Couldn’t agree with you more.
I agree with you and Cozycalico. This is no longer America, This is now known as Communist Separated States. Thanks to China Joe, Communist Demorats, Rhinos, Gay Obama and his man wife Big Mike( Who is not a woman but a man). Time for people to stop keeping their heads in the sand: OPEN YOUR EYES!!
No one had the IQ to get the tag number???
I’m going to take a wild guess who did this. He’s WHITE.
Black males age 18 to 45 commit 51% of violent crimes in the U.S. despite only being 4.5% of the population so statistically it’s a black male.
Sandra: Drunk, Liberal and stupid in no way to go thru life. Libturds hate God and Country. Eliminating all libturds, send them 1-way to Jupiter would be a good thing. Please pack your bags. -Jamal
Can you imagine the outcry if a mullah had been shot! Glendale would be burning right now.
Maybe that needs to happen. At least we’ll see who they are and can take appropriate action from the street.