A gunman who opened fire in a New Hampshire church during a wedding, wounding the bride and bishop, was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 50 years to life in prison.
The man, Dale Holloway, 41, barged into the New England Pentecostal Ministries church in Pelham, N.H., on Oct. 12, 2019, on an apparent revenge mission, shooting Bishop Stanley Choate in the chest and the bride, Claire McMullen, in the arm, according to court documents.
At the end of the wedding ceremony, Mr. Holloway stood up and moved toward the altar, at which point Bishop Choate stretched his arms out and pleaded, “Son, no, no, no, no,” prosecutors said.
Mr. Holloway then shot the bishop and the bride.
Mr. Holloway also struck Mr. Castiglione in the head before churchgoers tackled him to the ground, prosecutors said.
Persons:
Dale Holloway, Bishop Stanley Choate, Claire McMullen, Holloway, Luis Garcia, McMullen, Mark Castiglione, Brandon Castiglione, Mr, Garcia, Bishop Choate, “, Castiglione, churchgoers
Organizations:
New England Pentecostal Ministries
Locations:
New Hampshire, Pelham, N.H