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Pennsylvania pastor forgives gunman after attempted shooting during sermon: 'Grateful to God'
A Pennsylvania pastor’s brush with death turned into a testament of faith and an opportunity to show forgiveness after an assailant’s gun jammed during an attempted mid-sermon attack on Sunday.
“I’m grateful to God because all it takes is one [bullet],” Glenn Germany, pastor at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, said Tuesday on “Fox & Friends.”
“I would not be with my family today, so I’m definitely grateful to God because he definitely had the upper hand on me because I did not see him coming.”
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Pennsylvania pastor Glenn Germany told Fox News that he forgave the attempted shooter who aimed a gun at him during his sermon on Sunday. (Fox & Friends/Screengrab)
Footage of the incident captured the suspect approaching the pulpit with a firearm pointed at Germany as he delivered his sermon. Germany quickly ran for cover as one of the church deacons tackled the gunman, eventually removing the weapon from his possession.
Court papers identified the suspect as 26-year-old Bernard Polite, who later confessed that he felt compelled to shoot Germany because “God told him to do it” and he wanted to go to jail to “clear his mind,” according to a local report.
Germany said he spoke to Polite after the incident and forgave him.
“I let him know that I forgave him,” he told co-host Steve Doocy. “When he was in the car, that’s when I let him know, ‘I forgive you, I love you, and my name is Glenn Germany, and I want you to remember my name in any way I can help you. I’d like to help you, man.’”
Germany said Polite told him about “the voices” inside his head during their conversation.
Court records show Polite faces charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. He was being held without bail at the Allegheny County Jail and is due back in court on May 13.
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A still image from the video captured at a Pennsylvania church shows a gunman pointing his weapon at Pastor Glenn Germany. The gun jammed, saving Germany’s life. (Fox & Friends/Screengrab)
Doocy asked Germany how he might tell the story of what happened 10 years down the line, but he insisted the focus should instead be on the word of God.
“It’s like when you go to school, you don’t want to talk about current events. When you come to church, we want to talk about the Bible. We want to teach people about the word of God, but my focus will be on the word of God and not current events,” he said.
The Allegheny County Police Department said separately that it has also launched a homicide investigation into a man’s death on Stokes Avenue. Public records show Polite has relatives on the street.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz and Mitch Picasso contributed to this report.
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Pittsburg, PA
Analysis: Here’s why the Pittsburgh Symphony’s budget just jumped by $7 million to $42 million
Connecticut is taking a step to make sure workers are paid fairly.
On June 30, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 26-17, which enables the State Comptroller to issue a stop work order and withhold state funds to contractors that are not properly paying their employees.
The bill was signed on the construction site for Greeneville Elementary School, which is one of the four new elementary schools being built in Norwich. The State of Connecticut is reimbursing the city for 80% of the project, and the law applies to “any place where the state is making a payment,” Lamont said.
Wage theft can take many forms
It matters because wage theft can take many forms, from money taken from base pay, to money not given in benefits, Kimberly Glassman, director of compliance and government affairs for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 478, said.
Local 478 also has a presence in the Norwich school building project, with 10 to 20 union members working at each site daily, Glassman said.
What do state leaders think of the Greeneville site’s progress?
Lamont is impressed with how quickly the work is going.
“They told me that the walls went up in the last two weeks, so a lot of progress is happening,” he said.
During the bill signing, Norwich Mayor Swarnjit Singh touted the importance of using union labor and the value of project labor agreements.
“We are on time and on budget,” he said.
After the bill signing, Singh said its possible the Greeneville School building could be complete as soon as the first quarter of 2027, he said.
“They’re not wasting any time,” Singh said.
State Rep. Derrel Wilson attended the original Greeneville School as a kid, and still lives in Greeneville. He was credited as being one of the driving forces for getting the workers bill passed.
“It’s exciting seeing this revitalization for our neighborhood, seeing active construction and watching individuals rebuild our community,” Wilson said.
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