Tuesday, October 1

San Diego consternation over pastor's death after being shot by his wife


Consternación en San Diego por muerte de pastor tras recibir disparo de su esposa
San Diego police continue investigations into the death of Pastor Noah Shepherd.

Photo: Tony Webster / Wikimedia Commons

Consternation caused among the community of Lemon Grove, in San Diego County, the death by gunshot of Pastor Noah Shepherd ,

shot by his wife Gabrielle Shepherd in the backyard of their house last Monday night.

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives indicated that Gabrielle of years, he told dispatchers of the 911 that he had accidentally fired to her husband, of 29 years.

The two children of the Shepherd couple were inside the house when the incident occurred.

BREAKING: San Diego District Attorney says no charges will be filed at this time against the woman suspected of shooting her husband in Lemon Grove. She is expected to be released from jail https://t.co/lD2HtF0ngE pic.twitter.com/XtO9K6QBn7

– CBS 8 San Diego (@ CBS8) July 02, 2021

According to Lt. Mike Arenas, Noah was shot when he entered his house through the back door . By Monday night, Shepherd was being held in jail and had a hearing scheduled for 1: pm this Thursday in the court of El Cajon.

However, according to San Diego County District Attorney’s Office public affairs officer Tanya Sierra, At the moment no charges would be brought against Gabrielle , according to local media reported this Thursday.

There is no further information regarding Gabrielle’s legal status. According to the website Who’s in Jail , of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, she is no longer in the custody of the authorities .

This Thursday the time limit of 72 hours after her arrest to be charged formally of a crime or be released.

Noah Shepherd was pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of San Diego . The community is still shocked by the events.

Another pastor, Colin Samul, noted that Noah cared for people who suffered, while Erik O’Dell, a friend who attended the seminar with Shepherd, was stunned and speechless.

Even O’Dell mentioned that the Shepherd couple had just welcomed their second child.

For now, the couple’s children are in the care of Gabriella Shepherd’s mother.