Local religious leader ends week-long fast as shootings, homicides continue

Fasting ends for local activist calling for an end to violence

GET THEM.A LOCAL BISHOP ENDS AWEEK-LONG FAST AFTERSTAYING ON TOP OF AROOF, PRAYING THATSHOOTINGS AND MURDERSSTOP IN THE CITY.BUT WITH TWO DEATHSOVERNIGHT, AND SEVERALOTHERS THROUGHOUTTHE WEEK, THE HOMICIDERATE CONTINUES TO CLIMBAT A RECORD PACE.IN A STORY YOU WILLONLY SEE HERE, 41 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER NICKSTARLING CAUGHT UPWITH THE BISHOP, WHOSAYS HIS FAST WAS STILL ASUCCESS.Bishop Tony Caldwell//EternalLifeChurch, Justice Center.This is where I hung out forthe last week.IT'S BEEN A GRUELINGSEVEN DAYS ON TOP OFTHIS BUILDING ON THESOUTHEAST CORNER OFPROSPECT AND LINWOODFOR BISHOP TONYCALDWELL.The first night was the worst,it was a storm up here, andthe tent got to blowing aroundand I had to hold the tentdown and get wet at the sametime during the thunderstorm.WHILE UP HERE-he says heDIDN'T EAT OR DRINKANYTHING-SAYINFASTING IS A WAY TO GODIN HOPES OF CALMINGDOWN THE CITY'S VIOLENTCRIME.Extreme times call for extrememeasures.CALDWELL'S GOAL WASFOR THE CITY TO GOTHREE DAYS WITHOUT ASHOOTINGTHAT DIDN'THAPPEN-AS THERE WEREMANY SHOOTINGS ANDSEVERAL HOMICIDESSINCE HE'S BEEN ON THISROOFTOP.Did we get everything that wewanted?

No, I think we gotbetter, myself.CALDWELL CLAIMS THISWEEK WAS A SUCCESS ASHE WITNESSED THEIRTEAM STOP A SHOOTING.Guy pulled out a gun, gettingready to shoot somebody andone of our team memberswent across the street andstopped him.AT 4PM SUNDAEVENING..THE FASTINGWAS OVER-AS KCPD-CAMEUP TO MEET HIM.So how you feeling?AND BROUGHT HIM DOWN.I thank each and every one ofya'll for the wait, y'all Hundinthere night after night, dayafter day.THIS GROUP IS ASKIFOR UNITY AND PEACE INTHE COMMUNITY HOPINGPEOPLE TO FIND A BETTERWAY INSTEAD OF KILLINGONE ANOTHER-BUT SAY ONE OBSTACLE ISHAVING COMMUNITYLEADERS ON THE SAMEPAGE.Gloria Smith//know Caldwell.I just feel like we need someguidance and I think what theBishop was trying to do isbring the community togetherso that we can work together.Murad BaheyadeenI think in the past, the oneelement that we have missedis that we did notcommunicate and that hasbeen killing our community.REPORTING IN KANSASCITYNICK STARL