Columbine Survivor to Speak at Churches
A victim of the Columbine High School shootings will speak about his terrifying experience and remarkable recovery at two Valley churches this weekend.
Mark Taylor, 16, who survived seven bullets to the torso, thigh and arm, will speak to congregations at Calvary Church in West Hills at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and New Hope Church in Westlake Village at 10 a.m. Sunday. Also speaking will be his physician, William Deagle, who, like Taylor, is a born-again Christian.
Taylor is believed to be the first person shot in the April 20 massacre. He was standing in a grassy area between the school and a parking lot when he was struck by a barrage of gunshots that collapsed his lungs but missed vital organs. Taylor has two bullets lodged between his heart and spine.
Calvary Church is at 7115 Shoup Ave. New Hope Church is at 880 Hampshire Road.
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