CHURCH IS BEING REMEMBERED FOR
HIS COMMITMENT AND COMPASSION.
TAKE: MUG21 YEAR OLD -- MYTREZ
WOOLEN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING
PASTOR MARK MCWILLIAMS OF
STARRVILLE METHODIST CHURCH IN
WINONA. K-E-T-K'S FRANK
JEFFERSON'S BEGINS OUR IN
DEPTH
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TAKE: PKGDURATION:1:44JUST A
FEW MINUTES BEFORE STARTING
9:30 MORNING SERVICE AT
"STARVILLE METHODIST CHURCH"...
PASTOR MARK MCWILLIAMS
DISCOVERED A SUSPICIOUS MAN IN
THE BATHROOM.MCWILLIAMS DREW
HIS GUN AT THE MAN. THE TWO
MEN STURGGLED AND THE PASTOR
ENDED UP SHOT AND KILLED.THE
SHOOTER-- 21 YEAR OLD MYTREZ
WOOLEN -- WHO'S BEEN ARRESTED
BEFORE IS NOW FACING CAPITOL
MURDER. BUT HOW DID ALL THIS
START?TAKE: KEYLarry Smith,
Smith County Sheriff:" about
7:30 last night lindale police
department got in a pursuit
with a dark colored volkswagon
jetta."WOOLEN WAS IN THAT CAR.
SMITH COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTYS
FOLLOWED HIM TO THE CHURCH.
Frank Jefferson"and that chase
led them here, and as you can
see the shooter actually ran
over the street sign and left
tire tracks in tom pritchard's
yard."TAKE: KEYTom pritchard,
live Tom pritchard, live nears
church"he was being pursed by
4 or 5 policeman and// he
turned and skidded to the
right hit our front porch and
then uh kept on going."
EVERYTHING CAME TO A HALT --
ONCE A LAW ENFORMCENT VECHILDE
RAMMED INTO WOOLEN'S CAR HE
ED RETREAT INTO THE WOODS.A
MANHUNT, WITH DRONES AND K-9
DEPUTIES LASTED FOR TWO HOURS.
WOOLEN WAS STILL LOOSE -- BUT
NEEDED A PLACE TO LAY LOW.
Larry Smith, Smith County
Sheriff:"the church just
happened to be the location
that he was able to get into
and take refuge."PICKING BACK
UP AFTER THE MURDER -- WOOLEN
STARTING SHOOTING AGAIN
INJURING TWO CHURCH MEMBERS.
WITH THE PASTOR'S KEYS IN
HAND, WOOLEN STOLE HIS TRUCK
AND TOOK OFF TOWARD HARRISON
COUNTY.LAW ENFORCMENT USED
ON-STAR TECHNILOGY TO TRACK
HIS LOCATION.THIS STARTED HIGH
SPEED CHASE DOWN INTERSTATE
20, WHERE THEY REACHED SPEEDS
OF MORE 120-MILES PER HOUR.IT
FINALLY ENDED HERE AT THIS
INTERSECTION IN MARSHALL, WHEN
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
CAPTURED WOOLEN.THE SHERIFFS
SAYS HE WISH THIS Larry Smith,
Smith County Sheriff:county we
hope that if things like that
happen, they happen somewhere
else."ALTHOUGH TODAY'S EVENTS
HAVE ENDED -- THE
INVESTIGATION FRANK
JEFFERSON...KETKNE
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Neal Barton:Neal Barton:
"WOLLEN'S" BOND IS SET FOR 3
POINT 5 MILLION DOLLARS.OUR
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO
THE COMMUNITY.
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TAKE: OPEN
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Neal Barton:PEOPLE WHO LIVE
NEAR THE CHURCH AND ATTEND
SERVICES THERE ARE OVERWHELMED
BY THE SHOCK OF LOSING THEIR
LEADER. KETK'S SARAH ALEGRE
CONTINUES COVERAGE.
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TAKE: PKGTO: 2:20DURATION:2:20
A HEARTBREAKING START TO THE
NEW YEAR.. Carla: "Its just
broken my heart is just
broken." FOR CARLA MANUEL A
MEMBER OF STARRSVILLE
METHODIST CHURCH AN ORDINARY
SUNDAY....A TIME TO GATHER
WITH THE CONGREGATION AND look
forward to 2021.ENDED IN
TRAGEDY. "Enough is
enough...enough is enough."
SHE AND FELLOW CHURCHGOERS
NOW TRYING TO COPE WITH THE
DEVASTATING LOSS OF THEIR
PASTOR...MARK MCWILLIAMS
Carla: "Someone broke our
family up, it's not fair." A
BOND SHE SAYS WAS LIKE NO
OTHER.. TAKE: KEY CARLA
MANUEL//CONGREGATION MEMBER
Carla: "We spend a lot of time
together, we have holidays, we
all went over to two of the
members, a couple for all of
the holidays , thanksgiving
christmas new years, this was
a family." TOM PRITCHARDLIVES
JUST NEXT DOOR.. AND ALSO
ATTENDS SERVICES EVERY TUESDAY
FOR A TIME OF PRAYER .TAKE:
KEYTOM PRITCHARD // NEIGHBOR
"It was a super good church,
everyone was just really good
friends, we just enjoyed
getting together and talking
and being together" TAKE: KEY
SARAH ALEGRE//
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@SarahEAlegre"To this church
behind me, pastor Mcwilliams
was a protective shepherd to
his flock and his act today
pulling out his firearm in an
effort to save not only
himself, but his congregation
members, was a true act of
bravery." Tom: "He was quite a
character, yeah he was a good
guy." Carla: "We're all
heartbroken this has just been
devastating for us."MIKE
SELLER.. A LIFELONG FRIEND OF
CARLA'S WAS ALSO INJURED IN
THE SHOOTING DAVID BARBER
ANOTHER FRIEND OF
MIKE'S...SHARES HIS REVEALING
THE NEWS TAKE: KEYDAVID
BARBER// FRIEND TO INJURED
DAVID BARBER// FRIEND TO
INJURED VICTIMDavid: "as soon
as I heard about it I was sick
to my stomach and i
immediately got up and left
and I went directly to the
hospital as soon as I found
out.. WHAT WAS ONCE A SAFE
HAVEN FOR MANY TURNING,
TEMPORARILY, INTO SOMETHING
ELSE. Tom: "I pray for people
that come to church, it is a
church, it is a good place."
FOR TOM.. DESPITE THE FEAR..AS
TEXAS FACES ANOTHER CHURCH
SHOOTING Tom: "This is one of
those things where id expect
you'd have a better chance of
winning the lottery than this
ever happening again." MEMBERS
OF THE CHURCH NOW PRAYING FOR
SURVIVAL OF THE INJURED AND
PASTOR MCWILLIAMS LOVED ONES..
Tom: "I just hope and pray
for the best SARAH ALEGRE KETK
NEWS
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