Local Pastor Allegedly Shoots Wife, Himself in Front of Their Three Children KLAX-TV [Video]

A local pastor allegedly shot his wife then shot himself in a Mississippi hotel Wednesday.  ABC 31 News’ Joel Massey has more about the shooting.

Members of the Bright Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Pineville are shocked and saddened at the news that their lead pastor reportedly shot his wife in front of his three children before turning the gun on himself in Mississippi.

Twenty-five-year-old Danny Prenell Jr and his wife 27-year-old Gabby Prenell both survived the shooting and according to a Facebook post the husband is in stable condition while the wife is in critical condition in a Mississippi hospital.  The shooting took place at a Hampton Inn hotel in McComb, Mississippi where the pastor and members of his congregation were attending a revival.

Church members met for their regular Friday prayer meeting and I spoke with a few of the deacons who were not ready to go …