Man who pulled gun on pastor in Pa. charged with homicide after cousin found dead: Police

Bernard Junior Polite was arrested Sunday aft allegedly attempting to sprout Rev. Glenn Germany successful North Braddock.

NORTH BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania -- A antheral who pulled a weapon connected a pastor astatine a Pennsylvania religion Sunday has been charged with homicide aft his relative was recovered changeable to death, according to the Allegheny County Police.

Bernard Junior Polite, 26, was arrested Sunday aft allegedly attempting to sprout Rev. Glenn Germany during a sermon astatine the Jesus' Dwelling Place Church successful the Pittsburgh suburb of North Braddock.

The incident, which was captured connected a livestream, showed Polite getting tackled from down by a religion deacon aft his handgun jammed.

After Polite was arrested, the assemblage of a 56-year-old antheral -- identified arsenic Derek Polite -- was recovered fatally changeable successful the suspect's home, according to authorities.

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Church work successful Pennsylvania came to a terrifying halt connected Sunday erstwhile authorities accidental a antheral allegedly attempted to sprout a pastor during his sermon

On Tuesday, instrumentality enforcement officials said the fishy had been charged with homicide successful transportation with the decease of the man, who they said was his cousin.

Witnesses interviewed by detectives said they saw the fishy "pacing extracurricular the residence" the greeting of the religion incident, and a neighbour "reported proceeding a sound which could person been a gunshot."

Polite is being held successful jailhouse up of his arraignment.

According to a transgression complaint, Polite allegedly confessed to attempting to termination the pastor, telling a constabulary trooper, "God told him to bash it."

In a "Good Morning America" interview, the pastor said it was a "miracle" helium survived the attempted shooting.

"He pulled the trigger and a occurrence of God happened that the weapon got jammed. That slug had a sanction connected it," Germany said.

Germany told "GMA" helium saw Polite participate the church, and that the antheral smiled astatine him earlier walking up to the pulpit and pointing the weapon astatine him. The deacon, Clarence McCallister, tin beryllium seen tackling Polite arsenic Germany darts down a podium.

"I conscionable jumped up and ... pulled his limb down to his broadside and locked him up," McCallister told "GMA."

Germany described McCallister's speedy effect arsenic "an enactment of heroism if I've ever seen one."