Salvation Army major killed in front of his children on Christmas Eve

When we read stories like this we know there is evil in this world. Someone so cold and uncaring would kill a man working to help others on Christmas Eve in front of his own children. Did they think about the people this man tried to help? Did they think of what this action would do to these children? It's a safe bet to think none of that mattered at all. At least not to the one willing to kill for what they wanted to take.

As horrible as this deed was, we need to remember that this type of person is not the majority. They are forgettable. We read about them because what they do is so hard to understand because they are odd. We know this type of person is about taking what they did not earn, taking from others just because they can but they will never know what it was like to touch the heart of someone else, to be able to help someone in need and change their lives, to show compassion and mercy or what it is like to feel the love of God within them. They condemn all that is good because they have never known any of it.

Salvation Army major shot dead in Arkansas on Christmas Eve
December 25, 2009 8:41 a.m. EST

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Maj. Philip Wise, 40, is gunned down in front of his three children
Police: Two men carrying handguns approach dad, kids and demanded money
Coroner: "My heart goes our for the family"
Shooting happens Christmas Eve in North Little Rock, Arkansas


(CNN) -- A Salvation Army major was shot dead in front of his three children on Christmas Eve in North Little Rock, Arkansas, authorities said.

Maj. Philip Wise, 40, was gunned down Thursday. He was found lying by the back entrance of a Salvation Army facility, said police spokesman Sgt. Terry Kuykendall.

Wise apparently dropped two bell ringers off at home and returned to the Salvation Army building with his three children, ages 4, 6 and 8. Two men carrying handguns approached them and demanded money before shooting Wise, Kuykendall said.

The suspects fled on foot.

Police received a 911 call at 4:17 p.m. Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper said Wise's wife, Cindy, made the call from inside the building.
Salvation Army major shot dead in Arkansas on Christmas Eve