Man charged with murder in doctor's killing in Kansas

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Man charged with murder in doctor's killing in Kansas

The Associated Press Published Tuesday, June 2, 2009 4:56PM EDT

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WICHITA, Kan. - A 51-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in his Kansas church.

Scott Roeder was charged today, appearing in a Wichita court via video from jail.

Roeder is accused of killing Tiller on Sunday as the doctor served as an usher at his Lutheran church in Wichita.

Roeder also is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly threatening two people who tried to stop him.

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The body of a shooting victim is removed from the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kan., Sunday, May 31, 2009. Wichita police say a high-profile individual in the community has been shot and killed at the church where late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller attends. (AP Photo/ Orlin Wagner)