Pastor Dies after Man Beats Him with Electric Guitar
The suspect then dies in police custody after being Tased
A North Texas pastor was killed Monday by an attacker who rammed a car into a church wall, chased the pastor and beat him with an electric guitar, police said.
Police in Forest Hill, a suburb of Fort Worth, did not say why the unidentified suspect attacked the Rev. Danny Kirk Sr., the founding pastor of Greater Sweethome Missionary Baptist Church.
The suspect also died a short time after being taken into custody.
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Uh, an attempted exorcism?
If only Texas had the good sense to ban guns.