Developing: Gunman Opens Fire During Illinois Church Service; Five Wounded

March 8, 2009 1:15 p.m. EST

Miami, FL (AHN) - A man shot dead a pastor and injured five other people at the First Baptist Church in Maryville, Illinois on Sunday morning.

The church's pastor was shot three times during the attack, police in Maryville said. Witnesses said the pastor invited the man onto the altar before he opened fire.

Parishioners rushed the man and subdued him, but not before he stabbed one of them, police said.

The wounded were flown by helicopter to St. Louis University Hospital. So far, police have no motive for the attack.

Maryville is located about 10 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri.