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Saint Lucian-born pastor wounded in brutal drive-by shooting in the US

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Rev. Dr. Augustus Sealy.

DAILY MAIL - A Saint Lucian-born religious leader who resides in Hartford in the US was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting as he decorated the lawn outside his church in an annual Memorial Day tradition.

Rev. Dr. Augustus Sealy, who leads the First Church of the Nazarene in Hartford, was shot at about 6.30am on Sunday and was left lying in the street as his attacker sped away from the scene.

He was rushed to the Hartford Hospital where he was listed as being in a critical condition and underwent emergency surgery.

The 54-year-old pastor suffered two gunshot wounds to the right leg, shattering his femur, and one to the left shoulder, according to NBC News.

A witness reported seeing a black car which slowed as it passed the victim and said that five gunshots could be heard.

Police said that seven shell casings were found, adding that the car was a Nissan Altima.

LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3095920/Pastor-wounded-drive-shooting-broad-daylight-placed-flags-Memorial-Day.html

The First Church of the Nazarene, in Hartford, Massachusetts, where Rev. Dr. Augustus Sealy, 54, was shot in a drive-by shooting in broad daylight. The pastor was decorating the lawn outside his church with flags in an annual Memorial Day tradition, when he was shot three times in the leg and shoulder.

 


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