A church service in a Pittsburgh suburb was interrupted Sunday when a man jumped in front of the pastor with a gun in an apparent attempt to shoot him.Viewer discretion advised: Watch the incident unfold in the video player aboveIt happened at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. The church live-streams its services and the live-stream video captured the moment a man pulled out a gun and aimed it directly at Pastor Glenn Germany.”I’m thankful to God that I’m still here, because he definitely pulled the trigger,” said Germany.Germany told sister station WTAE that he had never seen the gunman before Sunday. He says he noticed the gunman frequently coming in and out of the church, even giving the pastor eye contact. That’s when the unexpected happened.”I started to begin to preach and all of a sudden, from my left-hand side, I saw him move from the back to the front of the church, and he set up in the front corner of the church and smiled at me,” Germany said. “…All of a sudden, I just saw a gun pointing right at me. And at that point, all I could try to do is run for cover.”It’s believed the gun jammed, according to WTAE’s report.Church members quickly jumped into action as Germany took cover. One man even jumped to tackle the gunman. Eventually, he was able to remove the gun from the man’s hands.”He could have lost his life in that struggle,” Germany said of the man who jumped in. “But he sacrificed himself for everyone, and he’s the hero.”State police are investigating. No charges have been announced in this case. Editor’s note: The location of the church has been updated as North Braddock.
A church service in a Pittsburgh suburb was interrupted Sunday when a man jumped in front of the pastor with a gun in an apparent attempt to shoot him.
Viewer discretion advised: Watch the incident unfold in the video player above
It happened at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. The church live-streams its services and the live-stream video captured the moment a man pulled out a gun and aimed it directly at Pastor Glenn Germany.
“I’m thankful to God that I’m still here, because he definitely pulled the trigger,” said Germany.
Germany told sister station WTAE that he had never seen the gunman before Sunday. He says he noticed the gunman frequently coming in and out of the church, even giving the pastor eye contact. That’s when the unexpected happened.
“I started to begin to preach and all of a sudden, from my left-hand side, I saw him move from the back to the front of the church, and he set up in the front corner of the church and smiled at me,” Germany said. “…All of a sudden, I just saw a gun pointing right at me. And at that point, all I could try to do is run for cover.”
It’s believed the gun jammed, according to WTAE’s report.
Church members quickly jumped into action as Germany took cover. One man even jumped to tackle the gunman. Eventually, he was able to remove the gun from the man’s hands.
“He could have lost his life in that struggle,” Germany said of the man who jumped in. “But he sacrificed himself for everyone, and he’s the hero.”
State police are investigating. No charges have been announced in this case.
Editor’s note: The location of the church has been updated as North Braddock.
