Chinese missionary in Kansas City killed by gunman high on drugs, police say
Xindong Hao, 38, who was married with four children, had just arrived in the city on Monday to study with fellow evangelicals
A Christian missionary from China who was visiting Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife and four children was shot to death after he crossed paths with an 18-year-old who was shooting at people while high on drugs, police say.
The victim, Xindong Hao, had just arrived in the city on Monday to study with fellow missionaries at the International House of Prayer, an evangelical group whose headquarters are near the scene of the shooting, The Kansas City Star reported.
Hao, 38, was out walking on Wednesday evening in south Kansas City when he encountered Curtail Hudson, 18, who was randomly shooting at people in the area, according to court documents. Two other people were wounded before Hudson was arrested.
Hao’s English might not have been strong enough to know why people were shouting at him while he was taking a walk, friend Tony Petrehn said.
As a Christian missionary in China, Hao sometimes worked secretly in a nation whose government discourages certain religions, Petrehn said. Friends said Hao had been to Kansas City before to meet with supporters and raise money for his programmes.