Pastor shot to death
Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Tegucigalpa (AP):
Honduran authorities say an evangelical pastor has been shot to death while resisting a gunman who tried to steal his dogs.
Security Minister Oscar Alvarez says witnesses say the assailant got out of a car and tried to snatch the two schnauzers from Pastor Carlos Marroquin. He says the gunman fired when Marroquin refused to release the dogs.
Neighbours told the police the dogs ran home after the shooting in the northern city of San Pedro Sula. Police were looking for two suspects Monday. A schnauzer can cost US$500 in Honduras, where the minimum monthly salary is US$311.
The 41-year-old pastor was prominent in The Latin American Network of Christian Lawyers.