Pennsylvania man who claimed 'spirits' sent him to kill pastor charged with unrelated murder
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The man accused of trying to kill a pastor during a Pennsylvania sermon Sunday has been charged with the unrelated murder of his cousin, who police say was killed with the same gun that failed to discharge during a thwarted attack on a Pittsburgh-area church. Bernard Junior Polite, 26, allegedly walked into the Jesus' Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, sat near the front and eventually approached the pastor with a drawn handgun. Deacon Clarence McCallister was looking through a camera's viewfinder as he livestreamed the service. The recording shows...
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