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Yesterday, tragedy struck Dayton, Ohio in the US when a Baptist pastor (Pictured above) was reportedly shot and killed by his younger brother during a Sunday service.

According to reports, service was ongoing at St. Peters Missionary Baptist Church when 68-year-old Daniel Schooler (Pictured Below), who had been sitting in the congregation, suddenly headed for his brother’s office and shot him dead.

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Police reports revealed that the pastor was the only intended target as no one else was shot or injured.

The victim, Rev. William Schooler was a Vietnam veteran and the principal of a local school for around 20 years before becoming the president of the local Baptist Ministers Union.

An eyewitness recounted how the incident took place: ”The gunman sat down during prayers at the church, then went to the pastor’s office afterward, it wasn’t a minute and I heard two shots, and…I just got everybody out of the church,” she said. “And we just kept hearing shooting, shooting. Bang, bang, bang.”

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