Sunday, May 21, 2006

Black man guns down 4 in Church, kidnaps wife

In Baton Rouge, La, Sunday, Anthony Bell, 25, allegedly gunned down four of his in-laws during a Church held by his wife's Mother, Pastor Claudia Brown of The Ministry of Jesus Christ Church, was wounded and is in serious condition at a hospital.

Erica Bell, his wife, was found murdered at an apartment complex, possibly his apartment. The others killed were Anthony's in-laws: Erica Bell's grandparents, Leonard Howard, 78, and Gloria Howard, 72; her great aunt, Deloris McGrew, 68; and a cousin Darlene Mills, 47. [story here]

Editor's Note: Let us pray for the three children that have been left behind, parentless. Let us also pray for the members of the Church who have lost their friends, and also for peace after the trauma they have experienced.