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LDS mission president injured in Mexico shooting

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Mexico City West Mission president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was injured in a shooting at their home early Saturday morning.

Church spokesman Sam Penrod says mission president R. Tyler Wallis was shot once by an intruder during an attempted robbery at their residence at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday morning. His wife, Sister Elizabeth Wallis, was not injured.

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President R. Tyler Wallis and Sister Elizabeth Wallis, leaders of the Mexico City West Mission (Courtesy: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

President Wallis is currently in the hospital in Mexico City and is in stable condition. Penrod says President Wallis is responding well to treatment and that Sister Wallis is being supported by the Mexico Area Presidency, who is also helping to oversee the missionaries, all of whom are safe. The Church is cooperating with local authorities during the investigation.

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“Our prayers are with President and Sister Wallis, their family members, and the missionaries during this challenging time,” Penrod says. “The Church is grateful for the thousands of missionaries and their leaders serving as volunteers throughout the world to extend the love and peace that the Savior Jesus Christ offers to each of us.”

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