A pastor in Louisiana was shot as he preached to a crowd of over 60
on Friday night during a revival service. Law enforcement officials say a
suspect has been arrested.
The shooting happened at 8:20pm at
Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center in Lake Charles Calcasieu Parish.
The Pastor’s wife and sixty-five people were inside at the time, Chief Deputy Stitch Guillory said.
A
gunman walked into the church and shot Pastor Ronald J. Harris Sr. “as
he was preaching,” Myers said. Harris was pronounced dead at the
scene.
Woodrow Karey, 53, of Lake Charles is charged with second-degree
murder and was held in the parish jail Saturday, Myers said. Meyers said
Karey’s bond has been set at $1 million.
The gunman fled the
church, but Myers said Karey called the Sheriff’s Office and surrendered
without incident. Myers added Saturday that deputies were busy
“interviewing everybody who was there at the church.”
Family
members who answered the telephone Saturday at the Harris home in Lake
Charles said there would be no comment.
There was no answer at a
telephone listing for Karey or at Tabernacle of Praise.
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