Homicide and Gun Crime News 11/20/2023
Nov 20, 2023(November 13) Man Making Threats Against Pastor Is Shot And Killed Outside Church, Texas Cops Say | Huffman, Texas
A man accused of making threats at a Houston-area church was shot and killed in the parking lot, according to Texas officials.
Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to Lake Houston Methodist Church at about 9:15 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, after receiving a call about a “suspicious male,” Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said during a news briefing streamed on the sheriff’s office’s Facebook page.
According to witnesses, the man approached churchgoers and began making threats against the church’s pastor and saying “today was going to be the day,” Gonzalez said. The man also said that his mother had some previous involvement with the church, Gonzalez added.
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(November 13) Man Killed In Stabbing Inside Alexandria Church | Alexandria, Virginia
A man was killed in a stabbing Sunday afternoon inside an Alexandria church, authorities said.
Bisrat Shaga, 35, was charged with malicious wounding, according to court documents.
Police said they found the 38-year-old victim in the 2700 block of Dewitt Avenue in the Del Ray neighborhood at around 4:27 p.m. The only church in that block is the One God in Christ Apostolic Church.
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