The shooting occurred about 8:20 p.m. Friday at Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kim Myers said Saturday.
A gunman walked into the church and shot Pastor Ronald J. Harris Sr as he was preaching. Deputies have no information on a motive or on whether the two men knew each other, Myers said.
Harris was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sixty-five people were inside at the time, including the victim’s wife, Chief Deputy Stitch Guillory said.
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.
Source: Brimtime
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