Crime & Safety
Alabama Church Shooter James Minter Sentenced
Minter wounded three people in his attack at a church in 2015.
SELMA, AL — James Minter is going to prison for more than two decades for shooting three people inside an Alabama Church in 2015.
He pleaded guilty to the attempted murder and assault charges.
Court records show a judge in Selma imposed the sentence on the 27-year-old during a hearing Monday.
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The shooting occurred in 2015 at Oasis Tabernacle Church in Dallas County.
Authorities and witnesses say Minter entered the church during Sunday morning worship and sat down in a pew before pulling out a gun. He opened fire, wounding his estranged girlfriend, their infant son and a pastor.
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Authorities say the pastor and church members prevented more bloodshed by wrestling the gun away from the man.
District Attorney Michael Jackson calls the shooting an act of domestic violence.
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