GLENDALE, Ariz. — Video footage has been released documenting the violent shooting that wounded a 26-year-old man in Glendale last month as he was preaching on a street corner.
Hans Schmidt was shot on the night of Nov. 15 near 51st and Peoria avenues. The young father of two children was taken to the hospital in critical condition to be treated for life-threatening injuries.
Schmidt, a representative of Victory Chapel First Phoenix church, was preaching on a loudspeaker at the time of the shooting.
It is not known whether the shooter had fired from inside a vehicle or on foot.
Police officials said there's no clear motive as to why Schmidt was shot.
"That's what's really strange, I mean to have a case like this where there's no real motive that we know of, there's no real lead that we have that's going to gives us any indication of why," said Sgt. Randy Stewart with the Glendale Police Department.
Glendale police and Silent Witness have recently released surveillance footage of the incident, in an attempt to encourage more people to come forward with information. The video shows Schmidt walking around a corner of the intersection before he stumbles to the ground and gets back up.
"You don't see anybody reacting around that's driving by the situation. So it's not like anybody else seems to be aware of what happened," Stewart said. "But we're hoping that somebody was that they could come forward."
A $10,000 reward is available for helpful information on the case.
Silent Witness:
Arizona's Silent Witness program allows people to send in tips and share information about crimes happening within their local communities.
The program shares unsolved felony case information in multiple ways, including TV, radio and social media.
Anyone who has information on a crime or recognizes a suspect described by the program is asked to call 480-948-6377, go to the program's website online or download the Silent Witness app to provide a tip. The identity of anyone who submits a tip is kept anonymous.
Calls to Silent Witness are answered 24/7 by a live person and submitted tips are accepted at all times. Submitted tips are then sent to the detective(s) in charge of the specific case.
Individuals who submit tips that lead to an arrest or indictment in the case can get a reward of up to $1,000.
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