Man arrested, accused of trying to shoot pastor during sermon at Pennsylvania church

NORTH BRADDOCK, Pa. (KDKA) — A church service in North Braddock, Pennsylvania was upended Sunday when a person pulled a gun on the pastor within the center of his sermon. 

Pennsylvania State Police have charged 26-year-old Bernard Polite of Braddock and say he entered and tried to shoot pastor Glenn Germany whereas the pastor was delivering a sermon at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church on Sunday simply after 2 p.m. 

Video taken by the church’s deacon, and posted on-line by the Pastor Glenn Germany, exhibits the second the pastor instantly discovered himself staring down the barrel of a gun.

“I was like, this is not happening,” Pastor Germany stated. 

Yet someway, it was, however no shot was fired.

“I thank God because only God stopped and jammed this gun,” Germany stated.

As the pastor ducked out of the best way, church Deacon Clarence McCallister leaps in entrance of the digicam, tackling the person with the gun to the bottom. 

McCallister advised us it was simply how his thoughts reacted.

“There’s something that needs to be done and I jumped up and handled my business,” McCallister stated.

“He’s a hero,” Germany stated of McCallister. 

McCallister and Germany have been ready to hold Polite subdued till police arrived after which he was taken into custody. 

Polite now faces a number of expenses, together with aggravated assault and tried murder.

While in police custody, Germany spoke to Polite.

“This guy was just dealing with spirits he said, and he came in and wanted to shoot somebody,” Germany stated, including Polite stated their have been voices in his thoughts.

It was obvious to Germany that Polite faces a kind of psychological sickness, he stated.

“He stated you ducked a taco at the moment, that is what he advised me, and I suppose that is slang for you ducked a bullet.

Polite apologized to Germany, he stated. Germany forgave him, however says he hasn’t processed what occurred.

“The thing that hurts me the most and brings tears to my eyes because I couldn’t watch my daughter break down.”

His 14-year-old daughter was sitting among the many pews during the service. 

“I still had to be strong, because I had to be strong for her, but I couldn’t take it, and just seeing her, that’s the part that’s hard for me to digest,” Germany stated.

Before the tried capturing, Germany stated Polite smiled at him.

Germany is hoping to use the story and stress to his parishioners that psychological sickness is actual. The man had walked out and in of the room a number of instances, Germany stated.

Police investigating lethal capturing at residence of suspect

Allegheny County Police are investigating after a person was discovered shot to demise inside the house the place Bernard Polite lives.

Police say that officers from the Eastern Regional Mon Valley Police Department have been known as a few capturing alongside Stokes Avenue round 8 p.m.

When police arrived at the scene, they discovered a person shot to demise inside the house.

Detectives from the Allegheny County Police Department’s murder unit have been known as and at the moment are dealing with the investigation.

The sufferer inside the house has not but been recognized and it is unclear if Polite, who lives at the house, is answerable for the capturing. 

A neighbor advised KDKA they heard a gunshot earlier within the day, however weren’t positive the place it had come from.