Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith told reporters the pastor of
the Starrville Methodist Church in Winona discovered a man
hiding in a church bathroom and confronted the man with a gun.
The man then grabbed the pastor's pistol and shot the two
victims before stealing a car from the church's parking lot,
Smith said.
Police chased down, shot and wounded the suspect as they
arrested him in the city of Marshall, Smith said, adding that
the suspect was now the subject of a capital murder
investigation. He did not name the suspect or the pastor.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott had earlier said in a statement that
his heart was with the victims and their families, and that the
state would work to ensure justice is served.
(Reporting by Daniel Wallis; Editing by Lisa Shumaker and Aurora
Ellis)
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