Louisiana pastor shot and killed

Louisiana pastor shot and killed while preaching

Woodrow Karey has been charged in connection with the shooting death of Pastor Ronald J. Harris Sr.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Pastor Ronald J. Harris was killed while preaching at his church in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Police say the pastor was shot twice
• The 53-year-old suspect turned himself in and is being held on $1 million bond, police say
• The suspect has no known criminal history, according to police

 Bond is set at $1 million for a Louisiana man accused of shooting and killing a church pastor as he preached in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Friday night.

Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputies arrested 53-year-old Woodrow Karey and charged him with second-degree murder, after he called 911 and told the dispatcher what he had done, sheriff's spokesperson Kim Myers said.

Witnesses told police that Karey walked into the Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center around 8:20 p.m. CT and shot Pastor Ronald Harris twice -- the first time as he entered the church and then again at close range after Harris had fallen to the floor, Myers said.

Karey fled the scene on foot but later called the sheriff's office and surrendered without incident, Myers said.

During his arrest, Karey directed the deputies to two guns he had discarded in a wooded area. One of the firearms was a shotgun and the other was a pistol, police said. Police have not said which weapon was used to kill the pastor.

Karey has no known criminal history and it's not known what relationship he had to the pastor. The motive for the killing also is unknown, police said.