2nd Death in Church Shooting, 6 wounded in Knoxville, Tennessee

UPDATE 7/27/08 8:13 p.m.: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A source whose daughter attends the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church confirms to Volunteer TV's Lauren Davis that a second victim, a woman, has died after being shot Sunday morning at the West Knoxville church.

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UPDATE 7/27/08 8:01 p.m.: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam has released the following statement concerning the Sunday morning Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church shooting in Knoxville:

"When we go to our places of worship, we go expecting to have a time of reflection and fellowship. Today's violence is the worst sort of desecration and should be renounced by all faiths. I join all Knox Countians in offering our prayers to the families affected by this terrible tragedy. This is a time for all of us to come together to lend our complete support to this church family."

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UPDATE 7/27/08 7:56 p.m.: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- U.S. Senator Bob Corker has released the following statement concerning the Sunday morning Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church shooting in Knoxville:

“We've reached out to Mayor Haslam’s office, and our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected by this terrible tragedy.”

One witness tells 6 News as the armed man left the sanctuary, he said, "I have it. I've got it." His face was covered with blood.

It's not known if he's a member of the church.

Sunday morning's service, which started at 10:00, was a performance called Annie, Jr., done by children in the summer musical theater workshop. None of the children were wounded.

The Unitarian church is located at 2931 Kingston Pike, near the Sequoyah Hills community.

Officials says they'll hold a press conference Sunday but they haven't released the exact time.

Mayor Bill Haslam released this statement Sunday afternoon. "Today, Knoxville suffered a tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and the church community."

 Police have arrested a suspect in the attack, which occurred about 10 a.m. ET at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, said Capt. Brent Seymour, a Knoxville Fire Department spokesman.

The church was scheduled to stage a children's production of the musical "Annie" on Sunday morning, but all of the wounded appeared to be adults, Seymour said.

Police had no comment on the shootings, and a woman who answered the phone at the church declined comment, citing investigators' requests.

The seven gunshot victims were taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, located just across the Tennessee River from the church, Seymour said. About 12 others were treated for

“It appears that what brought him to this horrible event was his lack of being able to obtain a job, his frustration over that, and his stated hatred for the liberal movement,” Chief Owen said of the suspect, Jim D. Adkisson, 58. “We have recovered a four-page letter in which he describes his feelings and the reason that he claims he committed these offenses.”