from the revival tonight. the sheriff s office says pastor ronald harris was killed while he was preaching. they say this man, 53-year-old woodrow kerry, has been charged with second-degree murder in the case, after he allegedly called dispatchers and admitted to the killing. this morning, new information about the suspect, who had direct ties to the church. we ve been told that mr. kerkery is a member of the church. he was a deacon of the church. it appears as though this investigation involves some issues that occurred with the church. reporter: witnesses told police that karey walked into the church, shot the pastor once, then again at close range after the pastor had fallen to the floor. the gunman then fled the scene. these people thought they were going to church to hear messages from god, and instead they witnessed a pastor being
pastor once then again at close range after the pastor had fallen to the floor. the gunman then fled the scene. these people thought they were hearing a message from god. instead, they witnessed a pastor being gunned down in the middle of the service by the deacon. kerry drekted them to two guns, a shotgun and a pistol that were thrown in a wooded area. cnn, atlanta. the community of lake charles will hold a candle light vigil for pastor harris on tuesday. and his funeral has been set for october 12th. parts of oregon and washington state are getting slammed by unrelenting rain and feersz wind gusts. more downpours are expected tonight and tomorrow. flash flood warnings are also in effect. gay and lesbian companies across new jersey are celebrating a judge s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.
unhappy with how the church was being run? we are still in the early stages of the investigation, and there are a lot of witnesses that have to be interviewed and we have to interview every person in the church that night, which is about 50 to 60, 70 people, and we haven t taken all of the statements from everybody, so we are really not releasing a whole lot of information about the case because it still is in the investigative state. this must have been so traumatic for the members of that congregation to see a beloved pastor gunned down in front of them. how are they doing this morning? you know, it s a pretty tough situation. these people thought they were going to church to hear a message from god and instead they witnessed a pastor being gunned down in the middle of a service by the deacon, so they