Video footage shows a man trying to shoot dead a pastor as he gave a sermon in a Pennsylvania church Sunday, but remarkably the gun jammed, prompting many to claim a miracle had been witnessed.
Police confirmed that they arrested 26-year-old Bernard Junior Polite after he entered the Jesus Dwelling Place Church North Braddock and “attempted to shoot the pastor (Glenn Germany) as he was giving a sermon.”
“Polite pointed a firearm at the pastor, attempted to shoot, but the firearm failed to discharge,” the police statement noted, adding “A congregation member took immediate action by grabbing onto Polite. The member and the pastor were able to subdue and disarm Polite. Polite was held until Troopers arrived.”
He has been charged with attempted murder.
Germany told reporters that he had seen Polite scoping out the church a day earlier.
“I’m thankful to God that I’m still here, because he definitely pulled the trigger,” the pastor
“I started to begin to preach and all of a sudden, from my left-hand side, I saw him move from the back to the front of the church, and he set up in the front corner of the church and smiled at me,” Germany said, adding “All of a sudden, I just saw a gun pointing right at me. And at that point, all I could try to do is run for cover.”
The pastor added that he owes his life to a member of the congregation who tackled the suspect.
“He could have lost his life in that struggle. But he sacrificed himself for everyone, and he’s the hero,” Germany urged.
ABC affiliate WTAE News also reports that on Sunday evening, a dead body identified as Derek Polite, 56, presumably Bernard Polite’s father, was found shot to death in his home.
Wow!
— Richard Pierce (@CalCapitalist) May 6, 2024
God is with this pastor.
🙏
An act of God saved this man…
— False Flag (@Vital_Vibration) May 6, 2024
That man was protected by God and must have an anointing on his life 🛡️🕊️✝️🙌🏼🙏🏼
— Pearls Wisdom (@PearlsWisdom80) May 6, 2024
Nothing short of a miracle
— Zander Pyle (@PyleOfZander) May 6, 2024
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