Divine Intervention: Pastor Narrowly Escapes Gunman's Bullet in Shocking Church Attack!

Divine Intervention: Pastor Narrowly Escapes Gunman's Bullet in Shocking Church Attack!

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A man in Pennsylvania who aimed a firearm at a pastor during a church service has been charged with homicide after his cousin was found dead from gunshot wounds, according to the Allegheny County Police.

Bernard Junior Polite, 26, was apprehended on Sunday after allegedly trying to shoot Rev. Glenn Germany at Jesus' Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, a Pittsburgh suburb. The incident, captured on a livestream, showed Polite being subdued by a church deacon after his gun malfunctioned.

Following Polite's arrest, the body of Derek Polite, a 56-year-old man and the suspect's cousin, was discovered shot to death in Bernard Polite's residence, authorities reported. 

Law enforcement officials announced on Tuesday that the suspect had been charged with homicide in connection with his cousin's death. Witnesses interviewed by detectives stated they had seen the suspect "pacing outside the residence" on the morning of the church incident, with a neighbor also reporting hearing a noise that might have been a gunshot. Polite is currently incarcerated pending his arraignment.

According to a criminal complaint, Polite confessed to attempting to kill the pastor, telling a police trooper, "God told him to do it."

In an interview with "Good Morning America," the pastor described surviving the attempted shooting as a "miracle."

"He pulled the trigger, and miraculously, the gun jammed. That bullet had my name on it," Germany said.

Germany recalled seeing Polite enter the church, smiling at him before walking up to the pulpit and pointing the gun. The deacon, Clarence McCallister, tackled Polite as Germany sought shelter behind a podium.

"I just jumped up and... pulled his arm down to his side and subdued him," McCallister recounted.

Germany praised McCallister's rapid response as "an act of heroism if I've ever seen one."

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