The Christian City community

spent Thursday grieving for one of its employees after a bizarre triple

murder near the retirement home Wednesday night.

One of the people gunned down

in the incident was Christian City security guard Doug Tucker, who had

worked at the center for seven years.

"He was one of best and

most loyal employees. We have no idea who did this, but the police assure

us the perpetrator is not around here," said Christian City CEO Bob

Crutchfield.

Union City Police Chief Mike

Isome said his department received a call at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday that

shots had been fired near the Christian City campus on Red Oak Road.

When the police arrived, they

discovered two bodies just outside the campus. The victims had been shot

and have been identified as John Shore, 26, of Stockbridge and Allison

Smith, 19, of Stockbridge.

Isome said the police were

trying to gather evidence at the scene, when another call came in of another

body found on the Christian City campus.

Another police car was dispatched

and police found the body of Tucker just inside the entrance at Christian

City.

"Apparently, the perpetrators

inadvertently found themselves on the campus when they were trying to

get away and also killed Tucker," Isome said.

Isome said his investigative

team has received numerous leads on the incident, but said it is too early

to speculate on the reason for the killings.

He did say that Shore and Smith

were probably transported to Red Oak Road by the killers, since there

was no indication of more than one vehicle at the scene.

Christian City officials worked

through the day Thursday telling the residents of the incident and assuring

them of their safety.

"We've got grief counselors

and we're trying to give our residents the latest information. We have

no idea why this happened," Crutchfield said.