Arizona Community Still Seeks Answers After Christian Preacher Shot in Head While Street Evangelizing

Many in the church community believe the case isn’t getting the kind of attention it deserves.

The Victory Chapel First Phoenix Church. Courtesy of Victory Chapel First Phoenix Church

Nearly three weeks after a young pastor was shot in the head while preaching on a busy street corner in Glendale, Arizona, frustration is mounting within the local Christian community over the lack of an arrest in what many believe to be a hate crime.

Hans Schmidt, 26, the outreach director at Victory Chapel First Phoenix Church, a father of two, was shot while expressing his Christian faith at a well-trafficked intersection shortly after 6 p.m. on Nov. 15, according to law enforcement.