UNION CITY - Three people died in a shooting outside a nonprofit complex that includes a retirement home, a health care center for senior citizens and a youth home, authorities said. <br>
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Union City Police Chief Mike Isome said a Christian City security guard was one of those killed Wednesday night near the 400-acre compound. <br>
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Officers responding to a call about gunshots found a man and woman in the roadway leading into Christian City about 10 p.m. and later found the body of the security guard about a block away. <br>
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Isome said he believed the guard heard a disturbance and went to investigate. <br>
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It does not appear that the man and woman were associated with Christian City, Isome said early Thursday. <br>
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Police did not have a motive. No weapons were found at the scene, the chief said. <br>
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The victims' names were not released pending notification of relatives. <br>
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Isome said it was the first instance of violence inside Christian City that he could recall. <br>
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About 1,100 people live in Christian City, according to its Web site. It operates a home for children, a convalescent center, Sparks Inn Retirement Center and other retirement homes and apartments. Its first facility, a children's home, opened in 1965.
