Nashville church usher praised for confronting accused gunman in deadly shooting


(Worthy News) – Church members praised an usher who confronted the gunman in a deadly shooting at a Tennessee church.

The suspect is 25-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson. He was in police custody after shooting himself Sunday by accident. Nashville police said Samson killed one woman in a parking lot and wounded seven other people. He is a legal U.S. resident who came from Sudan in 1996.

Authorities said the ordeal began just before 11:15 Sunday morning as services at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ were being let out, CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett reports. [ Source (Read More…) ]

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