Brooklyn Mom Gunned Down Outside Church

A 31-year-old woman was shot to death in front of the God's Battalion of Prayer Church in East Flatbush on Saturday night. The Daily News reports that church had been holding an anti-violence meeting at the time, "The sound of gunfire interrupted talks about an upcoming anti-violence rally." The victim was Francilyn Blake, and a witness told WCBS 2 that Blake's daughter was seen near her mother's lifeless body, "Imagine that. Seeing your mother dying in front of you, at such a young age." On Sunday, the church's parishioners said the police told them it was not a random incident but a shooting from a domestic dispute and that Blake knew the shooter—the News says the shooter fired from an SUV. Police are asking for anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers (1-800-577-TIPS/1-800-577-8477); and the church youth leader who called the police said, "We were crying inside knowing that we're meeting to address these issues of violence and this woman was being shot right outside."