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Pastor Shot 3 Times While Putting Up Memorial Day Flags

Connecticut police are investigating two early morning shootings Sunday that happened minutes apart, sending two victims to the hospital, including a beloved pastor shot outside a church while putting out Memorial Day flags.

Via NBC Connecticut:

The pastor shot was identified as Rev. Dr. Augustus Sealy, 54, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The victim of the second shooting was Robert Jones, 27.

Police responded to the first shooting at 932 Capitol Ave. near Newton Street around 6:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving multiple 911 calls. When they arrived, they discovered a male victim shot multiple on the road outside the First Church of the Nazarene. The man, Sealy, had two gunshot wounds to the right leg and one to the left shoulder.

Shortly afterwards, at about 6:41 a.m., police responded to 402 Garden St. for a report of a male victim who had been shot at least six times. He was initially listed in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital’s emergency room after multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and arms, but now he was later listed in serious but stable condition. Police found him on Mather Street near Garden Street and confirmed a crime scene at the address given.

Witnesses saw a vehicle possibly connected fleeing the scene in the southbound direction on Garden Street from Mather Street.
According to church official Elton Adams, Rev. Sealy was outside the church placing flags from different countries in the yard as part of an annual tradition for the church’s Memorial Day celebration when he was shot multiple times in the arms and legs. A special service had been planned for Sunday in honor of Sealy’s fifth anniversary at the church.

NBC Connecticut spoke to Sealy’s wife Sharon, who said he was in a lot of pain, but expected to recover.

“He hasn’t lost any hope,” she said. You know, this is something that happened that was really terrible and shouldn’t have happened and we’ve already prayed for that person who actually committed the crime.”

Witnesses told police they saw a black car heading west on Capitol Avenue slow down as it passed by the victim and that they heard five gunshots. Seven shells were found at the scene.

Police confirmed the car was a Nissan Altima last seen speeding in the eastbound direction on Capitol Avenue.