DETROIT (AP) – A pastor who shot and killed a man who tried to attack him with a brick during a service at his storefront church was released without charge, Detroit police said Monday.
The 36-year-old pastor, whom authorities aren’t identifying, was released Sunday after the shooting at the small church on the city’s northwest side, officer Keisha Beasley-Dorsey said.
No charging decision has been made, she said.
Assistant Detroit Police Chief Steve Dolunt told reporters Sunday that the shooting happened during the afternoon service at The City of God church. He says the pastor and 25-year-old man had prior “issues.”
Dolunt said the man threatened the pastor with a brick. The pastor shot him several times with a pistol. The man died at a hospital.