Source: Allegheny County Jail / Allegheny County Jail
The Black man who pulled a gun on a pastor during church service on Sunday has been charged with homicide after police found the body of his cousin shot to death in his home.
According to 6 ABC, Bernard Junior Polite was arrested on Sunday after trying to shoot Rev. Glenn Germany while the pastor was giving a sermon at the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock.
In a video of the incident, which was livestreamed on the church’s website, Polite can be seen pointing his gun directly at the pastor. Fortunately, Polite’s gun jams and he’s quickly tackled and subdued by a church deacon. Miraculously, no one was injured.
He confessed that he tried to shoot Germany because, “God told him to do it,” and that he thought jail would clear his mind.
After he was arrested, Police began investigating Polite and what they found shocked authorities.
According to 6 ABC, police found the body of 56-year-old Derek Polite fatally shot in Bernard Polite’s home. Police then charged Polite with homicide for shooting and killing his cousin.
Witness reports say they saw Polite “pacing outside the residence” before the church shooting and another neighbor “reported hearing a noise which could have been a gunshot.”
Source: Man Shown On Video Trying To Shoot Pastor In Church Is Charged With Murdering Cousin
