North Carolina Pastor kills in self defense

By Bob Owens | 4:52 PM | October 13, 2013

This one hits very close to home, in a very literal sense:

Sheriff’s deputies received a report shortly before 11 a.m. of someone communicating threats at a home at 11378 N.C. Highway 210 North. Six minutes later, they received another call in which emergency dispatchers learned that the caller had shot Griggs.

The shooter, investigators said, lives at the house and was present when deputies arrived. Investigators did not release his identity, but members of the Abundant Life Worship Center said the shooter was their pastor, Pat Chisenhall, who founded the church 25 years ago.

Property records also show that Chisenhall and his wife own a home at that address.

Chisenhall’s congregation said they were “heartbroken” by the shooting but that the pastor acted in self defense.

The deceased was the pastor’s son-in-law. He was separated from their daughter, and they filed a restraining order against him the day before.

Obviously, they were right to do so.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.