Mission president shot

[sunstoned]

 

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The mission president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mexico City West Mission is said to be in stable condition after he was shot in his home Saturday.

“President R. Tyler Wallis was shot once by an intruder during an attempted robbery in their home at approximately 2 a.m. local time,” Church spokesperson Sam Penrod said.

 

 

https://ksltv.com/local-news/mission-president-shot-in-stable-condition-in-mexico-city/808775/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMN3JlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrDv3Xhjo44BuGJkATENK4Bj0N_Fdgfi6U7Jgae8cPtA-kWlyYvtPg_whTfx_aem_VNa5aAitpvNQZl-SjNl2Hg

[bluebell]

I'm so glad that he is going to be ok!  Crazy that he and his wife had only started serving in July.

[Pyreaux]

One report mentions that the bullet hit the torso - just below the sternum - passed through without striking vital organs or arteries, which some described as a "miracle."

I was surprised he was shot. Specific statistics on how often robberies escalate to shootings are low, though the generalized violence of such crimes with firearms is higher compared to many other countries. In Mexico, those most often deliberately targeted for violence include Catholic priests and evangelical pastors who confront organized crime or refuse to pay. LDS members and leaders do not appear on those lists. Foreigners, particularly Americans, may be targeted more frequently, as they may be perceived as wealthier or more likely to have cash or valuables, making them attractive targets for theft, extortion, or even kidnapping. Mission homes, like the one broken into in Mexico City, may be perceived as wealthier properties than the surrounding homes - raising robbery risk.

Edited August 17 by Pyreaux

[longview]

I wonder how the bandit entered the home. Did he break in or ring the doorbell then barge in? Might have been useful to have installed a doorbell camera?

Sometimes the spirit provides warnings? Sometimes the Lord allows tribulations to occur in order for certain outcomes to provide greater blessings?

[Tony uk]

I will remember him in my prayers.

[InCognitus]

On 8/16/2025 at 10:31 PM, Pyreaux said:

One report mentions that the bullet hit the torso - just below the sternum - passed through without striking vital organs or arteries, which some described as a "miracle."

I didn't see that anyone posted the follow up story from August 27th that confirms what you say above:  Mission president shot in Mexico calls his survival a miracle in message of gratitude

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"In that initial moment of fear, we felt God and his angels protecting us. The only way to explain the outcome of this harrowing event is a miracle. We believe God is a god of miracles," President Tyler Wallis and Sister Elizabeth Wallis said....

The couple said an armed intruder entered their home in the early morning hours of Aug. 16 and a struggle ensued.

"The intruder fired two shots at point-blank range. One of those 9mm rounds entered Tyler's body in the center of his upper abdomen and exited his body near his hip, miraculously missing his organs and arteries," the couple said in a statement.

 

I read the above to my wife when I first saw this article, and she replied (jokingly), "That's not a miracle, that happens to nearly every main character of a movie or TV show when they get shot in the abdomen". 

But this is real life, and when someone is shot in the abdomen the potential for severe injury is high, where the small and large intestines, liver, stomach, kidneys, and major blood vessels, and even spinal chord, are at risk.  I consider it a miracle.

[Tony uk]

I was wondering if anybody has heard how the Mission President is keeping since he was shot. 

[Calm]

I can’t find anything new since the release of their statement.  It sounded from that and the Newsroom 8/20 statement they were continuing to serve, so his recovery protocol must not be too difficult and his discomfort level not so bad to distract him much from being able to serve.  I may try to find the mission’s FB page later.

Edited September 15 by Calm