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Shooting during wedding at New Hampshire church leaves two wounded Wedding guests tackle gunman who shot two at New Hampshire church
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Police said two people were shot during a wedding ceremony at a New Hampshire church on Saturday before attendees subdued the gunman. A gunman opened fire at a wedding ceremony inside a New Hampshire church on Saturday, shooting two people before guests tackled the attacker and held him until police arrived, authorities said.
The Pelham police chief, Joseph Roark, said no fatalities were reported in the shooting at New England Pentecostal church in Pelham. Pelham police chief Joseph Roark said no fatalities were reported in the shooting at New England Pentecostal church.
Roark said a man and a woman were shot and a third person suffered minor injuries while subduing the male suspect, whom Roark said was “tackled”. He would not provide additional details, although he said it was “not a random shooting”. The suspect was in custody. One of the people who helped subdue the suspect, who arrived and began shooting after the wedding began, suffered minor injuries, Roark said.
It was unknown if the two people shot were part of the wedding party or were there as guests. WMUR-TV reported that police said the gunman arrived after the wedding began. A man and a woman were shot, police said. It was unknown if they were part of the ceremony or guests at the wedding.
Roark said the New Hampshire attorney general’s office would provide more details later. “This does not seem to be a random event, at least at this point,” Roark told reporters.
Pelham is about 40 miles south of Concord, New Hampshire’s capital, on the border with Massachusetts. Photos of the scene on Saturday showed ambulances, fire and police at the church. Three people were taken to hospitals but no update on their conditions was provided. Roark said he was not aware of any injuries to the gunman. Roark did not offer a motive for the shooting. No charges were announced.
A memorial service for Luís Garcia was set to be held at the church at noon. His obituary said he was a minister at the church. The 60-year-old was killed earlier this month. A man has been charged in his murder and is jailed. Roark said the New Hampshire attorney general’s office would provide more details of the shooting later.
Police were called to the church shortly after 10am in Pelham, a town of about 13,000 on the border with Massachusetts.
Roark said the church received active shooter training from his department within the last year. He did not know if people who subdued the shooter were trained the same way but “I think that is a standard that is being taught now to address the threat”.
A funeral was scheduled to be held at the church after the wedding, for 60-year-old Luís Garcia. Garcia, a minister at the church, was killed earlier this month. A man has been charged and is jailed.
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