CLIFTON, N.J. – A gunman drove across the country to confront his estranged wife, then killed her in a church vestibule as Sunday services let out, authorities said. Two other people were injured in the attack, which sent churchgoers scrambling for safety.
The gunman fled, and authorities were searching for him and warned people that he was believed to be armed.
About 200 people were attending services inside St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Knanaya Church in Clifton when the gunman opened fire before noon. Churchgoers described bedlam after the shots rang out.
"Kids were crying. People were screaming," Suja Alummoottil told The Record of Bergen County. "It was chaotic."
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CLIFTON, N.J. - Authorities say a second victim of a shooting rampage inside a Clifton church has died, and the lone survivor is in "extremely critical" condition.
Police are searching for the suspect, 27-year-old Joseph Pallipurath of Sacramento, Calif., in Georgia, where he has relatives.
Early Monday morning, 23-year-old John Dennis, a second victim of the shooting, died from his wounds
Dennis was shot along with James and her cousin, Silvy Perincheril. A prosecutor says the 47-year-old cousin is in "extremely critical" condition.