Alabama church shooting: Suspect sat alone at potluck
A survivor of the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church potluck shooting said the suspected gunman, Robert Findlay Smith, rejected offers to join others.
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A survivor of the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church potluck shooting said the suspected gunman, Robert Findlay Smith, rejected offers to join others.
By JAY REEVES and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press
Police say one person at the church potluck was able to subdue the shooter and then restrain him while police arrived. Two of the victims that were killed were 84-years-old and the other was 75-years-old.
Police investigating a shooting at an Alabama church say the 71-year-old visitor previously attended some services there before he showed up for a potluck dinner, pulled a handgun and fatally shot three of the elderly participants, one of whom died in his wife's arms as she whispered words of love in his ear.
The suspect in the killing of three seniors at a church potluck dinner in Alabama has been identified as Robert Findlay Smith, 70.