Positive humanitarian contribution: Priest gets wacked during church service

A gunman walked down the aisle of a church during a service in the US state of Illinois and killed the pastor, then stabbed himself and two others as parishioners wrestled him to the ground, authorities said.

The man walked into the sprawling brick First Baptist Church in Maryville shortly after 8am on Sunday and briefly spoke with Pastor Fred Winters before pulling out a .45-calibre handgun and shooting Winters once, said Illinois State Trooper Master Trooper Ralph Timmins.

The gun jammed before the man could fire again, Timmins said. The attacker then pulled out a knife and injured himself before churchgoers subdued him. Two parishioners involved in the struggle also suffered knife wounds, Timmins said.

Timmins said officials don't know if Winters and the suspect knew each other.

"We don't know the relationship (between the gunman and pastor), why he's here or what the circumstances came about that caused him in the first place to be here," Timmins said.

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Positive humanitarian contribution: Priest gets wacked during church service

Positive humanitarian contribution: Priest gets wacked during church service

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