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On June 16, 2022, 84-year-old Walter "Bart" Rainey attended a potluck dinner at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. During the event, a fellow attendee, 70-year-old Robert Findlay Smith, unexpectedly opened fire, fatally shooting Rainey and two other congregants: Sarah Yeager, 75, and Jane Pounds, 84. Rainey was pronounced dead at the scene, while Yeager and Pounds succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital.
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Bart Rainey
Male
White / Caucasian
Vestavia Hills
AL
2022-06-16
84
Bart
Rainey
Yes
11/08/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I was reading about the shooting at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and was struck by how integral Ba... ...Read More
10/15/2024
10/15/2024
I still find myself grappling with the fact that such a horrific act took place at a church potluck,... ...Read More
04/19/2023
04/19/2023
In reading about the St. Stephen's tragedy, my heart goes out to Walter "Bart" Rainey's family and t... ...Read More
04/05/2023
04/05/2023
