On Friday night, members of a church in Lake Charles, Louisiana were stunned as their pastor, Ronald J. Harris Sr., was fatally shot as he preached during a revival service.
The shooting at about 8:20 p.m. was at Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kim Myers said Saturday. Sixty-five people were inside at the time, including the victim's wife, said Chief Deputy Stitch Guillory.
Myers said Pastor Ronald J. Harris Sr. was shot twice by the gunman. The man went into the church while Harris was preaching and "walked up to him and shot him at close range," Myers said. The suspect shot him again when Harris fell to the floor.
Karey, a 53-year-old resident of Lake Charles, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He was transported to Calcasieu Correctional Center where his bail was set at $1 million.
Deputies have no information on a motive or on whether the preacher and suspect knew each other, Myers said.
The pastor was pronounced dead at the scene.
From another report.....While the motive for the shooting
has been unclear for the last few days, according to new reports, even if the
shooter, Woodrow Karey, Jr., didn’t know the pastor, he knew of him. Why?
Because Karey’s wife filed a rape
complaint against the man.
According to ABC News, the
man’s wife had actually filed a rape complaint against Pastor Harris two days
before the shooting at the church. Despite that complaint, Calcasieu
Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says that police are trying to figure out if the
two actually had a consensual relationship, or if she had been sexually
assaulted by Pastor Harris.
Authorities say they had seen messages exchanged between
the shooter’s wife and the victim. They are searching for more messages and
phone records in the hope of trying to shed light on the type of relationship
these two had.
Either way, Karey either caught wind
of the betrayal or was aware and angry about the possible sexual assault, and
he decided to take down the man with a shotgun during the revival service.
He
shot Pastor Harris in front of more than 60 members of the Tabernacle of
Praise Worship Center, including the victim’s wife. Since the pastor’s family
hasn’t spoken publicly yet, it’s unclear if Mrs. Harris knew that her late
husband was keeping in touch with the woman and it’s also unclear if the family
as a whole knew about the rape complaint.
Karey, who is reportedly a deacon
(not at the same church though), has since been charged with second-degree
murder after he called the police to turn himself in. He’s being held with a $1
million bail.
While
the motive for the shooting has been unclear for the last few days,
according to new reports, even if the shooter, Woodrow Karey, Jr.,
didn’t know the pastor, he knew of him. Why?
Because Karey’s wife filed a rape complaint against the man.
According to ABC News, the man’s wife had actually filed a rape complaint against Pastor Harris two days before the shooting at the church. Despite that complaint, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says that police are trying to figure out if the two actually had a consensual relationship, or if she had been sexually assaulted by Pastor Harris. Authorities say they had seen messages exchanged between the shooter’s wife and the victim. They are searching for more messages and phone records in the hope of trying to shed light on the type of relationship these two had.
Either way, Karey either caught wind of the betrayal or was aware and angry about the possible sexual assault, and he decided to take down the man with a shotgun during the revival service. He shot Pastor Harris in front of more than 60 members of the Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center, including the victim’s wife. Since the pastor’s family hasn’t spoken publicly yet, it’s unclear if Mrs. Harris knew that her late husband was keeping in touch with the woman and it’s also unclear if the family as a whole knew about the rape complaint.
Karey, who is reportedly a deacon (not at the same church though), has since been charged with second-degree murder after he called the police to turn himself in. He’s being held with a $1 million bail.
- See more at: http://madamenoire.com/308012/wife-of-woodrow-karey-jr-filed-rape-complaint-against-pastor/#sthash.9j7K29q2.dpuf
Because Karey’s wife filed a rape complaint against the man.
According to ABC News, the man’s wife had actually filed a rape complaint against Pastor Harris two days before the shooting at the church. Despite that complaint, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says that police are trying to figure out if the two actually had a consensual relationship, or if she had been sexually assaulted by Pastor Harris. Authorities say they had seen messages exchanged between the shooter’s wife and the victim. They are searching for more messages and phone records in the hope of trying to shed light on the type of relationship these two had.
Either way, Karey either caught wind of the betrayal or was aware and angry about the possible sexual assault, and he decided to take down the man with a shotgun during the revival service. He shot Pastor Harris in front of more than 60 members of the Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center, including the victim’s wife. Since the pastor’s family hasn’t spoken publicly yet, it’s unclear if Mrs. Harris knew that her late husband was keeping in touch with the woman and it’s also unclear if the family as a whole knew about the rape complaint.
Karey, who is reportedly a deacon (not at the same church though), has since been charged with second-degree murder after he called the police to turn himself in. He’s being held with a $1 million bail.
- See more at: http://madamenoire.com/308012/wife-of-woodrow-karey-jr-filed-rape-complaint-against-pastor/#sthash.9j7K29q2.dpuf
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