23 November 2008

Reshma James shot by her estranged husband Joseph Pallipurath

A gunman invaded St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Knanaya Church, Clifton,
New Jersey., during services on Sunday and killed his wife and
critically wounded two other people.

Reshma James, 24, died after being shot by her estranged husband
Joseph Pallipurath.

The shootings happened at 11:44 a.m. on Sunday


The wounded are Ms. Silvy Perincheril, 47, of Hawthorne, N.J., the
principal of the church's Sunday school, and Dennis John Malloosseril,
23, a church director.

Members of the St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Knanaya Church, Clifton, New
Jersey include mostly families of Indian origin mostly from Kerala.

Website of the Church: www.stthomasnj.org

Source: Fox News, NY Times

Update: Dennis John Malloosseril is also reported to be dead in the hospital