The shooter in the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood rampage claimed the lives of three individuals and sent nine people to the hospital.

One of those victims was 44-year-old Garrett Swasey, a University of Colorado police officer who was killed while responding to the shooting situation. He was married and left behind a wife and two small children.

Another surprising — and ironic — twist to the tragic loss of Officer Garrett is that he was also co-pastor of Hope Chapel in Colorado Springs. Yes, he was a devout Christian, one of those people whom those of the Left have accused of “terrorism” in perpetration of the shooting rampage.

Scott Dontanville, another of Hope Chapel’s co-pastors and a friend of Officer Swasey for fifteen years, said, “Here’s a guy who worked full time as a police officer, and then gave a great amount of time to his local church and didn’t get a dime for it. He did it because it was the thing that he felt he needed to do.” Concerning Officer Swasey’s opinion on the abortion industry, Dontanville added that while Swasey would “disagree” with it, “I don’t think that was on his mind. He was there to save lives. That’s the kind of guy he is.”