Virginia pastor describes scene at Sunday service as an armed man entered church
A Virginia pastor recalled the chilling moments Sunday when a man armed with a loaded gun and knives entered his church during worship services.
A Virginia pastor recalled the chilling moments Sunday when a man armed with a loaded gun and knives entered his church during worship services.
Barry White, the founder and pastor of Park Valley Church, in the northern town of Haymarket, said the 10 a.m. service had just begun and music was playing when the man entered the building.
White, who was backstage preparing for the service, said a member of the church’s safety team told him about having noticed a man arriving through a north entrance, dressed all in black and wearing sunglasses indoors.
“It was raining, and there was no need — no one was wearing sunglasses, let alone in the building. So that member right away said, ‘Hey, this doesn’t look right to me,’” White said.
“So we shadowed him throughout the entire time that he was in the building,” he said.
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