The October 19, 2013, episode of
American Heroes Radio features a conversation with law enforcement professional
Jeanne Assam the author of God, the Gunman and Me.
Program Date: October 19, 2013
Program Time: 1500
hours, PACIFIC
Topic: God, the Gunman
and Me
About the Guest
Jeanne Assam “is the police
officer who shot and killed gunman Matthew Murray who entered new life church
on Dec. 9, 2007 after he had shot 4 people in Arvada, killing 2, and wounding 2
others. Later that same day, Murray drove to new life church in Colorado
Springs where he and Jeanne engaged in a shootout inside the church after
Murray shot 4 more people, killing 2 sisters in the parking lot. Her background
includes several years as a patrol officer with the Minneapolis Police
Department, Criminal Investigator for the State of Colorado, and as a Parole
Officer for the Colorado Department of Corrections.” Jeanne Assam is the author
of God,
the Gunman & Me.
According to the book description
of God,
the Gunman & Me, “In God, the Gunman and Me, Jeanne Assam recounts
the actual events that occurred on that ill-fated day in early December, 2007,
when a gunman came into a 10,000 member church in Colorado Springs, CO, firing
a high-powered rifle. Interwoven throughout her account are glimpses of two
pasts that echo the same depression, longing, and brokenness. Two people with
remarkably different stories met for the first time in church. At that holy
intersection, they pointed their guns at each other. Similar stories. Different endings.”
About the Watering Hole
The Watering Hole is police slang
for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and
life. Sometimes funny; sometimes
serious; but, always interesting.
About the Host
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a
sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of
Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from
the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a
Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State
University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E.
Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton
and Fresno; and is currently a Criminal Justice Department chair, faculty
advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University. He has experience teaching upper division
courses in law enforcement, public policy, law enforcement technology and
leadership. Raymond is an experienced
author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including
magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement
Magazine, and Police One. He has
appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and
Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law
enforcement.
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Program Contact Information
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD
(ret.), MPA
909.599.7530
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