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       Man who pulled gun on pastor charged with homicide after cousin found
       dead: Police
        
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       A man who pulled a gun on a pastor at a Pennsylvania church Sunday has
       been charged with homicide after his cousin was found shot to death,
       according to the Allegheny County Police.
        
       Bernard Junior Polite, 26, was arrested Sunday after allegedly
       attempting to shoot Rev. Glenn Germany during a sermon at the Jesus'
       Dwelling Place Church in the Pittsburgh suburb of North Braddock.
        
       The incident, which was captured on a livestream, showed Polite
       getting tackled from behind by a church deacon after his handgun
       jammed.
        
       After Polite was arrested, the body of a 56-year-old man -- identified
       as Derek Polite -- was found fatally shot in the suspect's home,
       according to authorities.
        
       A man pulls a gun during a sermon at Jesus' Dwelling Place Church in
       North Braddock, Pa., in a screengrab from a video taken on Sunday, May
       5, 2024.
        
       Glenn Germany
        
       On Tuesday, law enforcement officials said the suspect had been
       charged with homicide in connection with the death of the man, who
       they said was his cousin.
        
       Witnesses interviewed by detectives said they saw the suspect "pacing
       outside the residence" the morning of the church incident, and a
       neighbor "reported hearing a noise which could have been a gunshot."
        
       Polite is being held in jail ahead of his arraignment.
        
       According to a criminal complaint, Polite allegedly confessed to
       attempting to kill the pastor, telling a police trooper, "God told him
       to do it."
        
       In a "Good Morning America" interview, the pastor said it was a
       "miracle" he survived the attempted shooting.
        
       "He pulled the trigger and a miracle of God happened that the gun got
       jammed. That bullet had a name on it," Germany said.
        
       Germany told "GMA" he saw Polite enter the church, and that the man
       smiled at him before walking up to the pulpit and pointing the gun at
       him. The deacon, Clarence McCallister, can be seen tackling Polite as
       Germany darts behind a podium.
        
       "I just jumped up and ... pulled his arm down to his side and locked
       him up," McCallister told "GMA."
        
       Germany described McCallister's quick response as "an act of heroism
       if I've ever seen one."
        
        
        
        
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