As of the time of this post, the Wichita Eagle is reporting:
A suspect in this morning’s fatal shooting of George Tiller is in custody in Johnson County.
Authorities have yet to release more information about the arrest in Gardner. Wichita police have scheduled a 4 p.m. news conference to discuss the case.
Tiller, 67, was shot just after 10 a.m. in the lobby of Reformation Lutheran Church at 7601 E. 13th, where he was a member of the congregation.
Tiller was serving as an usher at the church, one of six ushers listed in the church bulletin. He was handing out bulletins to people going into the sanctuary minutes before being shot.
A church member who did not want to be identified said the gunman threatened another person at the church after the shooting.
Tiller’s family issued a statement through Wichita attorneys Dan Monnat and Lee Thompson.
“Today we mourn the loss of our husband, father and grandfather. Today’s event is an unspeakable tragedy for all of us and for George’s friends and patients.
“This is particularly heart wrenching because George was shot down in his house of worship, a place of peace.”
Police had said they were 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.
Also blogging on this topic: Hot Air (source of the above link), Gateway Pundit, Don Surber, and R.S. McCain, who links to a variety of additional bloggers and news reports.
Update: But of course: “Liberal Blogs Quickly Link Doctor’s Murder to Limbaugh, Hannity, and Beck.”
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