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Church dispute leads to murder at Christiana Hilton
WDEL ^ | 5/26/ 2008 | John Lewis

Posted on 05/26/2008 9:15:26 AM PDT by Gondring

A man from Bear has been identified as the person who was killed in a shooting at a church fundraiser last night at the Christiana Hilton.

State Police Corporal Jeff Whitmarsh says 63-year-old Malak Michael had just finished speaking to a church group in a banquet room at the hotel on Churchman's Road at 7 p.m. when another church member, Monir George, shot him. Audio Here

Police the 58-year-old George of Whitehall, Pennsylvania had differences with the church over building a new facility. Police recovered two guns. One person who had wrestled the guns away from George had to be treated for minor injuries. George has been charged with murder and is being held at Howard Young Prison.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: crime; delaware
A man from Bear has been identified as the person who was killed in a shooting at a church fundraiser last night at the Christiana Hilton.

State Police Corporal Jeff Whitmarsh says 63-year-old Malak Michael had just finished speaking to a church group in a banquet room at the hotel on Churchman's Road at 7 p.m. when another church member, Monir George, shot him. Audio Here

Police the 58-year-old George of Whitehall, Pennsylvania had differences with the church over building a new facility. Police recovered two guns. One person who had wrestled the guns away from George had to be treated for minor injuries. George has been charged with murder and is being held at Howard Young Prison.

1 posted on 05/26/2008 9:15:26 AM PDT by Gondring
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To: Gondring
A man from Bear


2 posted on 05/26/2008 9:21:10 AM PDT by Ron Jeremy (sonic)
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To: Gabz

Delmarva ping!


3 posted on 05/26/2008 9:24:51 AM PDT by Pyro7480 ("If the angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion." -M. Kolbe)
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To: Pyro7480; Gabz; Ron Jeremy

Also see http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021485/posts for more details on shooting itself.


4 posted on 05/26/2008 9:33:31 AM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: Gondring

Names of the perp and victim are a bit unusual


5 posted on 05/26/2008 10:16:01 AM PDT by fso301
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for Coptic Christians?


6 posted on 05/26/2008 10:21:58 AM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: fso301

Names of the perp and victim are a bit unusual
That is because these guys are from Egypt.


7 posted on 05/26/2008 10:23:05 AM PDT by peter the great
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To: fso301

The victim was a Coptic Christian from Egypt


8 posted on 05/27/2008 5:57:03 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell)
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