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<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>Pastor is shot dead with his own gun after police suspect who hid overnight in Texas church wrestled weapon off him and opened fire</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>Cops were called to the Starrville Methodist Church near Winona on Sunday found the pastor shot dead, with his own gun</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>On Saturday night, Lindale police were chasing a suspect, Mytrez Deunte Woolen, 21, of Marshall, who was reportedly driving around with a shotgun pointed out the window</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>During chase at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, Woolen eventually abandoned the car in the parking lot due to a blowout and ran into the woods behind the church </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>The suspect then hid in a bathroom stall in the church overnight to avoid capture ;</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>On Sunday morning, the church&#8217;s pastor, Mark McWilliams, 62, of Frankston, opened a stall in the bathroom and found the suspect with the church&#8217;s red bank bag </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>Revd. McWilliams who was armed, pointed a gun at the Woolen and asked him to leave</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>The two grappled, the suspect, Woolen disarmed his victim, shot and killed the clergyman, stole the victim&#8217;s GMC truck and fled</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>Two people were found shot, one person died, while a third person sutained minor injuries</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>When law enforcement caught up with Woolen, he was driving the stolen car in Harrison County and had a gunshot wound on his hand</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>Cops recovered a weapon was recovered, along with the stolen truck</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>Woolen is also wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting that happened in Marshall on Saturday night</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>He is being held in Smith County Jail charged with multiple crimes including capital murder </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#4c4142"><strong>His bonds total more than $2 million</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Mytrez-Deunte-Woolen-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366595" width="579" height="614"/><figcaption><strong>Mytrez Deunte Woolen, [photo] faces capital murder charges after he shot and killed Mark McWilliams</strong>, <strong>the pastor of the Starville Methodist Church in Winona, Texas, on Sunday morning</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>A pastor was shot dead with his own gun Sunday after a car chase suspect who hid from Texas police in a church overnight ;wrestled the weapon off him and opened fire. ;<br>The victim, was found dead at the Starrville Methodist Church near Winona, Texas, but the suspect had fled the crime scene. <br>Around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Lindale police were informed of a suspect, identified as Mytrez Deunte Woolen, 21, of Marshall, in a dark-colored car that reportedly had a shotgun pointed out the window.  ;<br>A chase ensued at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, police said.<br>Woolen eventually left the car due to a blowout in the church parking lot and ran into the woods behind the church. ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Starville-Methodist-Church-in-Winona-Texas-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366582"/><figcaption><strong>The Smith County Sheriff&#8217;s Office investigates a fatal shooting incident at the Starville Methodist Church in Winona, Texas, on Sunday morning. A suspect who fled has been arrested, said the sheriff&#8217;s office</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>The suspect then hid in a bathroom stall in the church overnight to avoid capture. ;<br>Authorities had been using dogs and drones to search for Woolen late Saturday in woods near Winona. <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.kltv.com/2021/01/03/killed-several-injured-shooting-incident-smith-county-church/">KLTV</a> ;reports that cops searched around the church area until 10.30pm but the suspect was not found. ; ;<br>On Sunday morning, the church&#8217;s pastor, Mark McWilliams, 62, of Frankston, opened a stall in the bathroom and found the suspect with the church&#8217;s red bank bag.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Mytrez-Deunte-Woolen-4.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366615" width="605" height="401"/><figcaption><strong>Police caught murder suspect Mytrez Deunte Woolen, [photo], in Harris County, Texas on Sunday evening driving the victim&#8217;s GMC truck. He also had a gunshot wound on his hand</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>According to police reports, McWilliams was armed, pointed a gun at the Woolen and asked him to leave. <br>The two are said to have become involved in an altercation, during which the suspect, it is believed, disarmed his victim. He shot and killed the clergyman, took a 2018 GMC truck that belonged the victim and fled.<br>Woolen also shot at the pastor&#8217;s wife, Rosemary, but missed. However, she did sustain a shoulder injury from a fall while running away, cops said.<br>A second congregation member who was hit in the shoulder is hospitalized. A third church member suffered minor injuries.<br>When law enforcement caught up with Woolen, he was driving the stolen car in Harrison County and had a gunshot wound on his hand. ;<br>He was arrested and a weapon was recovered, along with the stolen truck.<br>Woolen is also wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting that took place in Marshall on Saturday night, police said.<br>He is being held in Smith County Jail charged with multiple crimes including capital murder. His bonds total more than $2 million.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Police-investigate-shooting-at-Starville-Methodist-Church-in-Winona-Texas-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366586" width="582" height="374"/><figcaption><strong>The Smith County law enforcement officers had been using dogs and drones to search for the</strong> <strong>fugitive late Saturday in woods near Winona, Texas on Saturday</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>According to police there were no services going on when the shooting took place. The man appears to have taken shelter in the church out of convenience and there&#8217;s nothing to indicate the shooting was motivated by religious animus, the sheriff said. ;<br>&#8216;I don´t think it´s going to be any kind of hate motivation or anything,&#8217; Christian said.<br>Gov. Greg Abbott sent his condolences.<br>&#8216;Our hearts are with the victims and the families of those killed or injured in this terrible tragedy,&#8217; he said in a statement.<br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Starville-Methodist-Church-in-Winona-Texas-4.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366607"/><figcaption><strong> On Sunday morning pastor, Mark McWilliams, opened a bathroom stall iinside the church and found the suspect with the church&#8217;s red bank bag. Pointing a gun at Woolen he asked him to leave. The two men grappled. Woolen got the gun and shot 62-year-old McWilliams dead</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Located in Winona, a small town about 100 miles east of Dallas, Starrville Methodist was built in 1853. Numerous state troopers and sheriff&#8217;s deputies could be seen outside the church, which was cordoned off with yellow tape late Sunday morning.</p>

Suspect, 21, charged after wrestling weapon off pastor and shooting him dead with his own gun – Mytrez Woolen who was fleeing police, hid overnight in Texas church before the pastor Mark McWilliam stumbled upon him
