On May 31 , 2009 , George Tiller , a physician from Wichita , Kansas who was nationally known for being one of the few doctors in the United States to perform Hold late-term abortions , was murdered Killing by Scott Roeder , an anti-abortion extremist .

Tiller was killed Killing during a Sunday morning service Rite at his church , Reformation Lutheran Church , where he was serving as an usher .

Tiller had previously survived an assassination Killing attempt when a woman shot Use_firearm him in the arms .