Mr. Woolen fled the scene in the pastor’s 2018 GMC truck before being apprehended by state troopers after they located and shut down the vehicle using OnStar, the sheriff said.
The gunman had what appeared to be a burn on his hand most likely incurred during the shooting, the sheriff said.
One other person, a man who was shot, had surgery at UT Health East Texas hospital on Sunday afternoon, officials said. His condition was not immediately available.
The pastor’s wife was not shot but suffered injuries from a fall while she was fleeing from Mr. Woolen, who was firing at her, the sheriff said. She was in the same hospital in stable condition on Sunday afternoon, a spokeswoman for the hospital said.
The pastor’s wife and the other person who was shot were not immediately identified.
The shooting did not appear to have a religious motive and was a crime of opportunity, the sheriff said.
“It was convenient for the guy to come out of the woods — it was cold last night — find him a warm place to stay and, apparently, he was still there when they came to church this morning,” Sheriff Smith said.
He said Mr. Woolen, who was “known to law enforcement,” faces capital murder and weapon and assault charges.
Source Article from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/church-shooting-winona-texas.html
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