Fauber was at the Birmingham Stake Center in Vestavia Hills outside Birmingham, Alabama, with two other missionaries and others who were interested in learning about the church at the time of the shooting. There was a basketball game going on in the building’s cultural hall as well, according to the church.
“At approximately 8:30 p.m., Elder Fauber spoke with an unknown individual who came into the building during the activity,” read a statement from the church. “A few moments later, Elder Fauber was shot multiple times. The shooter then fled.”
Fauber was transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham. No other injuries were reported.
“Our prayers are with this missionary, his family and all the missionaries and others impacted by this senseless act of violence,” said the church.
The shooting comes just weeks after two gunmen held up 70 missionaries in Mexico during a routine meeting. Several of the 13 sisters and 57 elders were hit or kicked, while the mission president and his wife were threatened with a knife, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
Police have not found the suspect in the shooting.
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