Suspect arrested after trying to shoot Pennsylvania pastor during Sunday sermon

A Pennsylvania pastor believes divine intervention saved his life after a gunman tried to open fire on him during Sunday service.

The Rev. Glenn Germany was preaching to his congregation at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church within the Pittsburgh suburb of North Braddock when a person approached the pulpit and pointed a gun at him.

The German ducked and hid behind the rostrum, but not before the person pulled the trigger. It was a “miracle of God,” the pastor later said.Good morning America” when the gun jammed and no bullets were fired.

A church member knocked the suspect to the bottom, and the Germans helped subdue him until police arrived. The incident was captured on a video broadcast live by the church.

The suspect was identified as 26-year-old Bernard Junior Polite. According to Germany, he had never seen the killer before Sunday, WTAE reported.

Police said Polite was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering one other person. court files.

Court records show he was arraigned Monday morning and his preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 13.

After an attempted shooting at a North Braddock church, police found the body of a person with a gunshot wound in Polite’s home. The victim was identified as 56-year-old Derek Polite, a relative of the suspect. Police spokesman Jim Madalinsky confirmed that Bernard Polite lives in the house where the shooting occurred and is related to the shooting victim.