It’s reported that a well known pastor was gunned down in Old Harbour town center on Saturday night.
According to police reports sometime after 8pm he was pounced upon by unknown assailants nearby Lincoln Plaza and shot in the head.
He has been identified as Michael Spencer, a well-known pastor at the Overflow Anointing PGS Church in Old Harbour.
A video is now circulating on social media with his lifeless body on the ground and residents gathered looking shocked.
His wife, Apostle Martha Spencer, founder of the church, took to Facebook to mourn her husband’s tragic death.
“My husband was gunned down. Oh God, them kill my husband, Lord, Lord”
“Oh God, why? Why? Why? Omg, sleep in peace king, my life my happiness; omg”. She also shared a video of her husband preaching passionately to a congregation, asking: “How can I go on without you? Tell me. The pain is too much”.
She added that, “My husband, I can’t do this without you, honey, I am losing… Help Jesus, help, honey, please come home.”
Her Facebook community has rallied around her, offering condolences and support.
“I pray God comforts you in this time, Apostle Martha Spencer. Strength for your family and your husband’s family, the devil is a liar,” one woman wrote.