Parishioners at a Lakeland, Florida, church tackled a gunman who allegedly shot the pastor and associate pastor on Sunday, holding the suspect until police arrived, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
Jeremiah Fogel, 57, was taken into custody following the incident at the Greater Faith Christian Church, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Fogel is also suspected of shooting and killing his wife at their residence before going to the church, police said.
Fogel walked to the front of the church during a prayer meeting between the morning services and specifically opened fire on church clergy, said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
“Pastor William Boss was shot once in the head,” Judd said. “At that time everyone jumped up, and he went over to the left side of the church and shot the assistant minister Carl Stewart three times.”
After Fogel opened fire, parishioners Derek Foster and Corey Reid grabbed the gun from him, hit him in the head with a nightstand and held him to the ground, according to Judd.
Boss and Stewart were being treated at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
Judd said police are trying to determine a motive behind the shooting.
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