DETROIT– Detroit police say the pastor of a storefront church shot and killed a man who tried to attack him during a service.Β
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Assistant Detroit Police Chief Steve Dolunt tells the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press the shooting happened Sunday afternoon just after the start of a service at the City of God church.Β
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Dolunt says the man and the pastor had prior “issues.” He says the man was threatening the pastor with a brick when the pastor pulled out a pistol and shot him several times. The man died a short time later at a hospital.Β
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Authorities didn’t immediately release the names of either man.Β
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Dolunt says prosecutors will review the case to decide whether the shooting was justified. The pastor was taken into custody for questioning.Β
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