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- Authorities said about 30 to 40 bullet casings were found late Tuesday night after a shooting at the home of Global Vision Bible Church pastor Greg Locke.
According to the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, dozens of shots were fired at the home, garage and vehicle of Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church late Tuesday.
There were no injuries, according to Captain Scott Moore of the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting is under investigation, but no arrests have been reported in connection with the case as of Wednesday.
Officers arrived at the pastor’s home around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and found 30 to 40 shell casings around the house, garage and car, Moore said.
Locke posted on social media that surveillance footage showed a person “unloading an entire magazine full of rounds from an automatic weapon into our house, garage and truck.”
Locke said “we” pulled into the driveway a minute after the shooting and that one person was inside the home on Chandler Road near the church on Old Lebanon Dirt Road at the time of the shooting.
A bullet pierced the headboard of the pastor’s youngest daughter’s bed and became lodged in her pillow, Locke posted on social media.
Locke said he and his family spent the night in a hotel.
The pastor has gained a large following on social media for his conservative political views and the launch of a mass deliverance service to exorcise evil spirits. The church is also known for events where people are encouraged to burn objects the church associates with witchcraft and the occult.
The Global Vision Bible Church has previously been the target of attempted vandalism.
In March, police and emergency crews responded to a trailer fire early Sunday morning that burned hundreds of Bibles at the intersection of Chandler and Old Lebanon Dirt Roads, according to the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office.
Locke recently announced that Global Vision has entered into an agreement to purchase the Love’s Way Church property at 310 Coles Ferry Pike in Lebanon with the intent of relocating.
The Tennessean will provide further details as information becomes available.
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