Mildred Vessel, age 53

Lost to gun violence on March 10, 1999 in Gonzales, Louisiana.

Photo sources:

• 23 years later, the Vessel family remembers those cherished loved ones lost | Pelican Post - Online Newspaper

News sources:

• The Nation: Shon Miller: Portrait of a Mass Killer as a Human Being
• https://www.wafb.com: Guilty plea entered in 1999 church killings
• Gunman Kills Wife, Child, Bystander At Church Service -- Relative Described Marriage As Increasingly Abusive | The Seattle Times
• Murderpedia.org
• AP NEWS: Louisiana Church Gunman Kills Four

Also killed were:

• Carla Vessel Miller, age 25
• Shon "Tudda" Miller Jr., age 2
• Vaniaro T. Jackson, age 19

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Gonzales, LA - October 10, 2024
• Gonzales, LA - August 1, 2024
• Gonzales, LA - June 26, 2024
• Gonzales, LA - January 14, 2024
• Gonzales, LA - January 14, 2024