Alabama church shooting: 71-year-old suspect occasionally attended services at St. Stephen's Episcopal

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Law enforcement said a 71-year-old church shooting suspect accused of killing two people and injuring another attended services at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, where the shooting occurred.

arrested the suspect, still unnamed by police, on Thursday night, Police Captain Shane Ware said. The investigation indicates the man pulled a gun and opened fire during a potluck dinner attended by other church members. He killed an 84-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman, and left another woman wounded before a person in the room restrained the gunman.

Police found three people shot. Police said 84-year-old Walter Rainey was dead at the church and 75-year-old Sarah Yeager died at a hospital. Police said a person in the room restrained the gunman.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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