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What We Know About Kyle Odom, Ex-Marine Suspected in Shooting of Idaho Pastor

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What to know about What We Know About Kyle Odom, Ex-Marine Suspected in Shooting of Idaho Pastor

Kyle Andrew Odom, the 30-year-old ex-Marine suspected of shooting a prominent Idaho minister several times outside his church Sunday, has a history of mental issues and acted alone, police said Monday.

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What happened

Kyle Andrew Odom, the 30-year-old ex-Marine suspected of shooting a prominent Idaho minister several times outside his church Sunday, has a history of mental issues and acted alone, police said Monday.

Why it matters

Odom was arrested Tuesday throwing documents over a fence at the White House, Coeur d'Alene police said.

Common ground

Odom is suspected of shooting Tim Remington, senior pastor of The Altar Church, in the church's parking lot Sunday, a day after Remington delivered the invocation at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Odom is suspected of shooting Tim Remington, senior pastor of The Altar Church, in the church's parking lot Sunday”
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Multiple sources confirm Odom is suspected of shooting Tim Remington, senior pastor of The Altar Church, in the parking lot on Sunday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tim Remington, senior pastor of The Altar Church in Coeur d'Alene, was shot six times and critically wounded in the church's parking lot Sunday. His condition has since been upgraded to fair, and he w…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kyle-odom-suspect-idaho…
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web search NEUTRAL — An Idaho pastor was shot in the parking lot of his church Sunday, according to authorities. Coeur d'Alene Police Detectives have identified Kyle Andrew Odom, of Coeur d'Alene, as the suspect in the sh…
https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/suspect-idd-after-idaho-pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyle Andrew Odom, 30, suspect in shooting of Idaho pastor was arrested at the White House after he threw objects over fence.Police found Remington at 2pm Sunday in the parking lot of the Altar Church …
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3483338/Suspect-sho…
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Claim 2: “Kyle Andrew Odom, the 30-year-old ex-Marine suspected of shooting a prominent Idaho minister several times outside his church Sunday”
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Multiple independent sources (Daily Mail, al.com, and other web search results) identify Kyle Andrew Odom as a 30-year-old ex-Marine suspected of shooting an Idaho minister outside his church on a Sunday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Mountain West Conference football season was the 25th season of college football for the Mountain West Conference. It was part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 12 teams compet…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Here follows a list of notable alumni of Purdue University.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is the highest honor bestowed by the United States federal government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early sta…
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Claim 3: “Odom... has a history of mental issues and acted alone, police said Monday.”
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Multiple sources confirm police stated on Monday that Odom has a history of mental illness/issues and acted alone.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyle Andrew Odom, the 30-year-old ex-Marine suspected of having shot a prominent Idaho minister several times outside his church Sunday, has a history of mental issues and acted alone, police said Mon…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-ex-marine-sought-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyle Andrew Odom, 30, suspect in shooting of Idaho pastor was arrested at the White House after he threw objects over fence.Police said that Odom is a decorated former Marine. Odom has no criminal rec…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-3485178/Suspect-shoot…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyle Odom, the lone suspect in Sunday’s shooting of Altar Church Rev. Tim Remington, took credit for Remington’s shooting in the rambling document, which was made public online.Coeur d’Alene Police Ch…
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kyle-odom-manifesto-m…
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Claim 4: “Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White said the attack was "preplanned."”
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Multiple sources directly quote Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White stating the attack was 'pre-planned'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Between 4:05 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. county officials issued a shelter-in-place order for neighborhoods east of downtown Coeur d'Alene, warning residents to remain indoors while the gunman was at large. [1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Coeur_d'Alene_shooting
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web search NEUTRAL — Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White found himself disturbed by the level of pre-planning that was done by shooting suspect Kyle Odom before he allegedly shot and wounded Pastor Tim Remington ...
https://www.kxly.com/news/local-news/north-idaho/police-susp…
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web search NEUTRAL — "However it does appear that this was a pre-planned attack," Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White said on Monday. "And I will tell you that some details surrounding Mr Odom's planning ...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/09/kyle-odom-ar…
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Claim 5: “Odom worked for several years as a flight expedition technician for the Marine Corps, based at Camp Pendleton, California.”
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Multiple sources cite a public resume and records confirming Odom worked as a flight expedition technician for the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton from 2006 to 2010.
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web search NEUTRAL — A publicly available resumé, matching court and government records for Odom's address and other personal information, says Odom worked for several years as a flight expedition technician for the Marin…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/wh…
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web search NEUTRAL — A resume available publicly showed Odom worked as a flight expedition technician for the Marine Corps from 2006 to 2010 in Camp Pendleton, California.
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/miracle-in-idaho-past…
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web search NEUTRAL — Odom was reportedly a flight expedition technician for the Marine Corps from 2006 to 2010 and was based at Camp Pendleton, California. He was awarded an Iraq Campaign Medal with one star, a publicly a…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/armed-ex-us-marine-sought-shooting…
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Claim 6: “The pastor, 55, was upgraded to fair condition Monday.”
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Multiple sources confirm Remington's age as 55 and that his condition was upgraded to fair on Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tim Remington is an American pastor and politician from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.Odom mailed a manifesto to his family and media outlets, expressing his intent to murder Remington and his belief that he w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Remington
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web search NEUTRAL — Remington's condition was upgraded to fair at the Kootenai Health and Medical Center. White said Odom's attack was "pre-planned" and that he was armed during the Sunday church service. He went to the …
https://www.christiantoday.com/news/miracle-in-idaho-pastor-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Remington was upgraded to fair condition on 7 March at Kootenai Health and Medical Center. Outreach pastor John Padula told The Spokesman-Review that Remington was "absolutely fine" after being shot i…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/armed-ex-us-marine-sought-shooting…
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Claim 7: “Remington delivered the invocation at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz [the day before the shooting].”
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Multiple sources, including a YouTube record and news reports, confirm Remington delivered the invocation at a Ted Cruz rally on the Saturday before the shooting.
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web search NEUTRAL — Remington, a prominent spokesman for conservative issues, delivered the opening prayer for Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas who is among the leading candidates for the Republican presidential nominatio…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/idaho-pastor-shot-criti…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Saturday, pastor Tim Remington put his arm around Ted Cruz and delivered a rousing invocation at a campaign rally in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Now Remington is on the receiving end of prayers after bei…
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article645…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pastor Tim Remington, of the Altar Church, Invocation at Ted Cruz Rally, Coeur d'Alene, ID March 5, 2016Copyright © 2015-2016 Redoubt News All Rights Reserve...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESOdME2JhP0
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Claim 8: “Odom was arrested Tuesday throwing documents over a fence at the White House, Coeur d'Alene police said.”
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Multiple independent sources (ABC News, al.com, Daily Mail) report that Odom was arrested at the White House for throwing documents/objects over the fence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyle Andrew Odom, 30, suspect in shooting of Idaho pastor was arrested at the White House after he threw objects over fence. Police said he threw flash drives and other unknown objects. Pastor Tim Rem…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-3485178/Suspect-shoot…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyle Andrew Odom, 30, was arrested last night while he was throwing documents over the south fence at the White House. Odom served as a United States Marine from 2006 to 2010 as a flight equipment tec…
https://www.al.com/news/2016/03/who_is_kyle_andrew_odom_form…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kyle Andrew Odom allegedly threw several items over the White House fence.The suspect, identified by the Coeur d'Alene Police Department as Kyle Andrew Odom, was tracked down via social media before h…
https://abcnews.com/US/suspect-accused-shooting-idaho-pastor…
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