Texas pastor beaten to death inside church

[cbayer]

http://www.modbee.com/2012/10/29/2433961/texas-pastor-beaten-to-death-inside.html

Monday, Oct. 29, 2012

By BILL HANNA
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

FOREST HILL, Texas -- A longtime Baptist pastor was fatally beaten inside his Forest Hill church Monday morning, and the suspect later died in the back of a patrol car, according to police and MedStar.

The Rev. Danny Kirk was apparently inside Greater Sweethome Missionary Baptist Church about 11:15 a.m. CDT when a vehicle crashed into the side of the building.
Police Chief Dan Dennis said they believe the attack on the pastor began in the parking lot of the church, and then moved inside the church, eventually ending in the music room. When officers arrived, they found the man beating Kirk with an electric guitar, Dennis said.

An officer fired his Taser to end the assault, Dennis said. The suspect was placed in the back of a patrol car. When officers later returned to the car, he wasn't breathing, said MedStar spokesman Matt Zavadsky.

A janitor was attacked outside the church and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A church secretary was also inside the building but locked herself in a storage closet and was not injured, Dennis said.
Authorities have not released the identities of anyone involved. Church members identified Kirk as the pastor.

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[dmallind]

1. Is there a religion angle?

Beyond the nature of the location that is? A hotel worker beaten to death in the lobby might or might not be anything to do with Marriott. Not seeing any certain or even implicit connection yet. There may very well be one, and it could putatively be anything from a church council spat out of control to an anti-Baptist hate crime. Just not enough yet to see a religion angle at all.

[morningglory]

2. My psychic prediction. The pastor was messing around with the assailant's woman.

That would make it interesting.

[cbayer]

3. Motive has not yet been established.

[cleanhippie]

4. So why is this posted in this forum? It doesnt fit the SOP of the group.

[skepticscott]

5. Because some people

apparently have nothing better to do all day than troll the internet for any articles with "church", "religion" or "faith" in the title.