Police: Alabama pastor killed wife, wounded daughter; hospitalized after stabbing self
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Police say an Alabama pastor shot and killed his wife and wounded their 18-year-old daughter before stabbing himself in their home.
Authorities say the Rev. Terry Greer is being charged with murder in the killing of 52-year-old Lisa Greer and attempted murder in the wounding of Suzanna Greer, a University of South Alabama student.
Greer remains hospitalized with what police say are self-inflicted knife wounds.
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His wife died early Friday after being shot on Thursday. Police say the daughter took the gun from her father and escaped.
Greer is senior pastor at Gardendale-Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church near Birmingham. He leads a church with an average Sunday attendance of about 670.
Greer has been on medical leave since experiencing heart problems and a car accident in autumn.