Michael F. Griffin

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Michael Frederick Griffin (born September 11, 1961) is a Christian terrorist who murdered Dr. David Gunn in Pensacola, Florida on March 11, 1993. This was the first killing of an OB-GYN who performed abortions.

The then 31-year-old Griffin, a member of the Army of God and Rescue America, waited outside Gunn's clinic and shot him three times in the back. He is reported to have yelled "Don't kill any more babies," just before the shooting. [1] Griffin did not attempt to hide his involvement in the murder, telling police, "I've just shot Dr. Gunn."

A jury only deliberated three hours before finding him guilty on March 4, 1994. He was sentenced to life in prison. He is currently serving in Okaloosa Correctional Institution in Crestview, Florida. [2] The assassination inspired the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.