RIP, Jim Pouillon and Mike Fouss

Reax will come later when more facts are in.

For now, here are links, probably dynamic:

• Life News — “Slain Pro-Life Advocate Jim Pouillon Known as the Peaceful Abortion Sign Guy” (home page)
• Detroit Free Press — “Owosso police look into two related murders”
• Associated Press via Chicago Tribune — “Activist slain outside school; 2nd man also killed”

Michelle Malkin will probably be staying current.

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UPDATE: Pouillon, who was African-American, was killed for standing up for his pro-life views. That would seem to make his murder a double-barreled hate crime.

UPDATE 2 (via Rose): From Operation Rescue

Pro-Life Activist Shot Down in Cold Blood

September 11, 2009

….. Owosso, MI – A pro-life activist gunned down this morning as he peacefully held a picture of a baby with the word “Life” outside a high school in Owosso, Michigan. The victim is Jim Pouillon, a well known activist in the Owosso area and a friend of Operation Rescue.

A suspect was arrested about 45 minutes after the shooting and is now in police custody.

“We are stunned by Jim’s murder. We extend our condolences to the family and share in their grief over his loss. His life was characterized by his love and concern of the vulnerable, and he will be greatly missed,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.

“We denounce this senseless act of violence in the strongest terms, and pray that this murderer will be swiftly brought to justice.”

This shooting comes in the wake of hundreds of death threats that have been received by Operation Rescue and other pro-life organizations over the past three months.

… “We have received literally hundreds of death threats in the past three months. Our office has been vandalized three times. Just yesterday, the FBI was in our office and picked up a stack of threatening letters that we received,” said Newman. “We denounce violence in the strongest terms. The bloodshed must stop both inside and outside of the abortion clinics.”

Read e-mailed death threats to Operation Rescue
Listen to a sample of telephonic death threats to Operation Rescue (Caution, strong and disturbing language.)