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+#REDIRECT [[Vestavia Hills church shooting]]
-{{Infobox civilian attack
-| title            = St. Stephen's Episcopal Church shooting
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-| location         = St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,<br />3775 Crosshaven Drive<br />[[Vestavia Hills, Alabama]], U.S.
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-| date             = {{start date and age|2022|6|16}}
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-| map_caption      = Location of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in [[Vestavia Hills, Alabama]]
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-| time-begin       = {{circa|6:22&nbsp;p.m.}}
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-| fatalities       = 3
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-| perpetrator      = Robert Findlay Smith
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-{{Short description|Shooting in Vestavia Hills, Alabama}}
-On June 16, 2022, 70-year-old Robert Findlay Smith,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Emily |date=2022-06-18 |title=Police ID Suspect in Alabama Church Potluck Shooting as Robert Findlay Smith |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/police-id-suspect-in-alabama-church-potluck-shooting-as-70-year-old-robert-findlay-smith |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref> a gun dealer,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=2022-06-19 |title=Accused Alabama church shooter was gun dealer, had run afoul of ATF: report |url=https://nypost.com/2022/06/18/alabama-church-shooter-robert-findlay-smith-was-gun-dealer/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Defendant in Alabama Church Shooting Was Firearms Dealer Who Once Crossed Paths with Federal Authorities |url=https://lawandcrime.com/crime/defendant-in-alabama-church-shooting-was-firearms-dealer-who-once-crossed-paths-with-federal-authorities/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Law & Crime |language=en}}</ref> opened fire during a [[potluck]] meeting at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in [[Vestavia Hills, Alabama]], United States. Initially, Two people were reported dead and 1 person injured.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 killed, 1 wounded in shooting at Alabama church; suspect in custody |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alabama-shooting-birmingham-church/ |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequently, the injured person died resulting in 3 dead.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=Gunman kills 3 seniors over potluck dinner at Alabama church |url=https://apnews.com/article/alabama-birmingham-shootings-religion-1c773c7332c344e5ac30a1101cedeeef |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=CNN |first=Jason Hanna |title=A third victim has died after a shooting at Alabama church where the suspect was an occasional attendee |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/us/alabama-church-shooting-friday/index.html |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Suspect in custody after deadly Alabama church shooting |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/suspect-in-custody-after-deadly-alabama-church-shooting/ |language=en-US |access-date=2022-06-18}}</ref>
-During a Sunday morning service on June 19, 2022, The church gathered to honor the members who were shot and killed during the shooting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nunnally |first=Diamond |date=2022-06-19 |title="They modeled unconditional love" : St. Stephen's Episcopal Church honor shooting victims |url=https://abc3340.com/news/local/they-modeled-unconditional-love-st-stephens-episcopal-church-honor-shooting-victims-service-sunday-message-sermon-gather-pray |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=WBMA |language=en}}</ref>
-== Victims ==
-* Sarah Yeager, 75<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=Gunman kills 3 seniors over potluck dinner at Alabama church |url=https://apnews.com/article/alabama-birmingham-shootings-religion-1c773c7332c344e5ac30a1101cedeeef |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
-* Walter Rainey, 84<ref name=":0" />
-* Jane Pounds, 84, initially reported injured, died at a local hospital. Her family requested her name be withheld, but was made public by the press.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CNN |first=Jason Hanna |title=A third victim has died after a shooting at Alabama church where the suspect was an occasional attendee |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/us/alabama-church-shooting-friday/index.html |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=WBRC |title=Suspect charged with capital murder after 3 people are dead in shooting at Vestavia Hills, Ala. church |url=https://www.wbrc.com/2022/06/16/vestavia-hills-police-shooting-saint-stephens-episcopal-church/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=WBRC |language=en}}</ref>
-== References ==
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-{{Mass shootings in the United States}}
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-[[Category:2022 in Alabama]]
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-[[Category:2022 murders in the United States]]
-[[Category:Deaths by firearm in Alabama]]
-[[Category:June 2022 crimes in the United States]]