Arrest made in shooting at Creflo Dollar's megachurch

Crime & Public Safety

Arrest made in shooting at Creflo Dollar's megachurch

A man was shot and killed Wednesday morning at World Changers Church International in College Park, according to Fulton County police.

Police arrested the suspect, identified as Floyd Palmer, 52, Wednesday afternoon at Lenox Mall.

Police looked for a suspect who left the scene of the church. He was arrested Wednesday afternoon.

Fulton County police are investigating after a shooting broke out Wednesday morning at World Changers Church International in College Park.

Police confirmed earlier that one man was shot around 10:30 a.m. and transported in critical condition to South Fulton Hospital where he later died. Police are looking for a black Subaru in connection with the shooting, which reportedly occurred in the chapel where the church hosts a Bible study every Wednesday. The suspect was arrested later in the day.

The shooting victim was reportedly a member of the church’s production crew.

Fulton police spokeswoman Lt. Kay Lester said police were interviewing witnesses and gathering information. The suspect was arrested Wednesday afternoon at Lenox Square.

The shooting reportedly occurred in the chapel where the church hosts a Bible study every Wednesday. People stand outside the church on Wednesday morning after the shooting.

Dollar started World Changers Ministries in 1986 with eight members, holding services in the cafeteria of a local elementary school, according to the church’s website. Its campus now occupies 81 acres, with services held in the 8,500-seat World Dome. Dollar is a regular on the Trinity Broadcasting Network.

Fulton County Police had temporarily locked down nearby Bethune Elementary School and McNair Middle, according to schools spokeswoman Susan Hale, but the lockdown was lifted by 11 a.m.

World Changers International is located at 2500 Burdett Road in College Park.

Here, people stand outside the church after the shooting.

People outside the church shortly after the shooting on Wednesday morning.

Police remove crime tape from around the chapel where the shooting occurred Wednesday. A suspect was arrested later in the day.

A maintenance man cleans up in front of the World Changers bookstore where pictures of Rev. Creflo Dollar and his wife bookend the front doors.

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A man was shot and killed Wednesday morning at World Changers Church International in College Park, according to Fulton County police.

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