SALT LAKE CITY — A mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was shot during an attempted robbery at the mission home in Mexico City on Saturday.
R. Tyler Wallis, 56, was shot around 2 a.m., according to Church spokesperson Sam Penrod. Wallis is in stable condition at a Mexico City medical center and is “responding well to treatment and under observation,” Penrod said.
Wallis’ wife, Elizabeth Wallis, was not injured.
“The Church is cooperating with local authorities as they investigate the incident,” Penrod said. “All missionaries are safe.”
The Wallises, who lived in Orlando, Florida, before their mission, began serving in the Mexico Mexico City West Mission in July. The Mexico Area Presidency is overseeing the missionaries in the interim.
“Our prayers are with President and Sister Wallis, their family members, and the missionaries during this challenging time,” Penrod said.