Emergency crews surround a church just southeast of Birmingham, Alabama after a report of a shooting on June 16, 2022. (WBRC)VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. - A third elderly church member who was shot when a man pulled out a handgun during a potluck dinner has died, police said Friday.
Law enforcement said the 71-year-old church shooting suspect attended services at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, where the shooting occurred.
Police in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, arrested the suspect, still unnamed by police, on Thursday night, Police Captain Shane Ware said.