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Update: Suspect Arrested In Deadly Shooting At World Changers Church

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*UPDATE: Floyd Palmer, 52, was reportedly arrested at Lenox Mall in Atlanta, GA Wednesday afternoon in  connection with the deadly shooting at World Changers Church.

Police have identified the victim as 39-year-old Greg McDowell, a church volunteer.
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*UPDATE (Oct. 24 at 1:10 p.m): Police say the man suspected in the fatal shooting at World Changers Church International in Georgia was a former church employee.

Authorities are searching for Floyd Palmer, 52, and consider him armed and dangerous.

The shooting occurred before a 10 a.m. service and has left one dead. Authorities say the victim was a church volunteer.
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Police have confirmed a shooting at Pastor Creflo Dollar‘s World Changers Church International in College Park, GA.

While details are still emerging, Fulton County Fire officials have reported one death. The victim was reportedly an employee at the church, but their name has not been released.

The suspect is described as a black man in his 30s, wearing a suit and tie. Police say he entered the chapel Wednesday morning and began shooting before fleeing the scene.

All children were evacuated from the daycare area. Local reporters say there was a bible study planned for 10 a.m.; there is no word on if the gathering was evacuated.

World Changers Church is home to more than 30,000 members.

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