Overview

• R. Tyler Wallis was shot by an intruder at about 2 a.m. on August 16 during an attempted robbery at the mission president’s residence in Mexico City West.
• Church spokesperson Sam Penrod says Wallis is in stable condition and responding well to treatment under hospital observation.
• Elizabeth Thorstenson Wallis was not injured and church officials confirm that all missionaries in the mission are safe under Mexico Area Presidency oversight.
• Local police are investigating the break-in as a robbery attempt, and church leaders are cooperating with authorities as they probe motive and circumstances.
• Family and friends have shared unverified social-media claims that Wallis was shot twice in the torso by a 9mm round, but police and church officials have not confirmed those details.