Pastor Gunned Down During Choir Performance
A pastor was gunned down by his own brother at the end of a Sunday service yesterday, police say.
Police arrested Daniel Schooler for the murder of his brother, Rev. William B. Schooler, according to multiple sources. William was the pastor of St. Peter’s Missionary Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio.
“We were still having church services when he started shooting, and everybody ran,” a woman said in a 911 call recording.
William was gunned down in his office while the choir was wrapping up the service. CNN reports William was the only intended target.
“I just got everybody out of the church and we just kept hearing shooting and shooting,” said church member Alberta Blayth.
The Dayton Daily News reports Daniel has an incredibly violent past, including charges for felony assaults and weapon possession.
“Bipolar, schizophrenic. He had a lot of things going on he was dealing with,” Joyce Napier, niece of the pastor and suspect, told WHIO. “I don’t think he woke up this morning and said, ‘I want to kill my brother.’ I just think the mental state and illness goes together, and that’s what evil does.”
