Another attendee at the church event, a “Boomers potluck,” subdued the suspect — identified as 74-year-old Robert Findlay Smith — and held him down until police arrived, police said.
rose to three on Friday, hours after authorities said the suspected gunman was an “occasional attendee of the church.”
Walter Rainey, 84, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities. Sarah Yeager, 75, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Church members console each other after a shooting at the Saint Stevens Episcopal Church on June 16, 2022 in Vestavia, Ala.Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr said in a press release Friday that warrants were issued against Smith for capitol murder of two or more persons and he’s being held without bond.Smith allegedly acted alone and there is no threat to the community, Ware said.law enforcement agencies and fire departments were at the scene, police said.
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