Police in Mississippi’s capital city say a pastor was shot to death while unlocking a church for worship services, and his truck was stolen.
The state’s Republican governor, Phil Bryant, says on Twitter that he will join Jackson leaders “to stop this violence together or I will do so as Governor on my own.”
Jackson police say 62-year-old Anthony Longino was shot to death Sunday morning outside New Bethany Missionary Baptist Church.
Officers learned two males confronted Longino while he was opening the church. Â One took his 2018 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup and the other fled in an older truck.
Police said 22-year-old Marquez Hamilton was arrested late Sunday and is charged with capital murder.
It was not immediately clear whether he has an attorney.
