Union City Masonic Lodge #538

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In news from yesterday's Freemasons for Dummies blog....

The Grand Master of Missouri has requested that brethren refrain from discussing or commenting about this case on social media. Accordingly, please do not comment. Any comments will be deleted.

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Intruder Fatally Shot After Breaking Into a St. Louis Masonic Hall
by Christopher Hodapp

An intruder was shot and killed in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning after breaking into a St. Louis-area Masonic lodge building. Police pronounced the suspect dead at the scene. The lodge's resident called police as soon as the suspect was shot, and is cooperating with investigators. As of Friday evening, the dead man, believed to be in his mid-40s, still has not been publicly identified.

According to local NBC affiliate KSDK-5, the suspect broke into the hall of Tuscan Lodge No. 360 at 5015 Westminster Place – in the city's Central West End – shortly before 4 a.m., setting off the building's alarm system. The lodge is unusual in that it has a private apartment inside on the third floor, originally built for the hall's caretaker. Awakened by the alarm, the apartment's resident armed himself and began conducting a search of the building. He confronted the intruder on the second floor and subsequently shot him.

According to the news account, the apartment's resident is a Mason and a member of the lodge.

The Homicide Division of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police are conducting the ongoing investigation. Police Sergeant Charles Wall was quoted in the press as saying, "No matter what the facts in this investigation will be presented to the Circuit Attorney, whether or not they ultimately decide to issue any charges, that's in their purview." The Channel 5 news report interviewed a local law professor on camera, talking about Missouri's "Castle Doctrine" laws: "The Castle Doctrine protects homeowners from intruders if someone breaks into (their) home and (they) have a reasonable fear that (they) are going to get hurt, (they) can use lethal force. Whether the burglar is armed or not it doesn't matter. If someone's in (their) house and it's dark, (they) are going to be scared."

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Congratulations Brother Chris.....

Brother Rick Runion presented Brother Chris Cline his membership patent at Unicoi Masonic Lodge #681 F&AM.

A tribute to two fine Masonic brothers, Bruce and Clinton Freeze. Bruce was a Past Master at Greenhill Masonic Lodge #402 in Greenhill, Alabama, and Clinton was a Past Master at Mimosa Masonic Lodge #542 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

Both brothers were veterans during World War II. Bruce served in the United States Army and Clinton served in the United States Navy

DID YOU KNOW?

Glenn Jacobs, otherwise known as “Kane” to the WWE professional wrestling universe, is a Master Mason in Tennessee.

He is a member of Charles H. McKinney Masonic Lodge No. 433, in Knoxville, where he served as the Mayor.

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