A mission president with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico's capital was shot by an intruder throughout an tried theft at his dwelling.
President R. Tyler Wallis, 56, was shot by a thief at round 2 a.m. Saturday night in Mexico Metropolis, according to Sam Penrod, spokesperson for the Church.
Wallis was handled at a close-by medical heart in Mexico Metropolis and is in steady situation, Penrod stated. He was reportedly shot within the torso, beneath his chest, in response to a household good friend.
His spouse, Elizabeth, was unhurt through the harrowing break-in.
“The Church is cooperating with native authorities as they examine the incident. All missionaries are secure,” Penrod stated.
It's unclear if something past the break-in led to the capturing.
“Our prayers are with President and Sister Wallis, their relations and the missionaries throughout this difficult time. The Church is grateful for the 1000's of missionaries and their leaders serving as volunteers all through the world to increase the love and peace that the Savior Jesus Christ presents to every of us,” Penrod stated.
Elizabeth frantically known as on others to “get up and pray” for her husband, claiming that he was shot twice, her brother wrote on Facebook.
A good friend of the household later known as it a “miracle” that Wallis had survived.
“The burglar shot Tyler with 9mm slightly below the sternum. It penetrated 5mm or 2″ after which, with out hitting any organs or arteries, the with out rationalization, exited out his facet. An plain miracle that he's not useless,” she wrote on Facebook.
The couple started their mission in Mexico Metropolis in July with oversight from the Mexico Space Presidency. Earlier than that, they resided in Orlando, Florida and Wallis labored as the chief vp of residential companies at Summit Broadband, a fiber-optic community firm, in response to his LinkedIn.
They've 4 youngsters, in response to the Church News. It's unclear if any of their youngsters had been on the mission dwelling through the capturing.
Wallis is ready to serve in Mexico for 3 years, in response to his LinkedIn.
There are 17 different pairs of church leaders operating missions in Mexico, together with 4 in Mexico Metropolis alone, in response to the LDS Church.
