Man Shoot & Kill Girlfriend's Mother in Church

Naomi R. Patton and Ben Schmitt
Detroit Free Press
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Detroit, Michigan (US):
A woman was shot and killed in the balcony of Zion Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit during a worship service Sunday.Kevin L. Collins, 22, of Detroit walked into the 11 a.m. service at Van Dyke and Willard, looking for his girlfriend, police said.
Instead, he saw her mother, Rosa Williams, 38. He sat beside her, witnesses said, and demanded to know her daughter's whereabouts. Williams refused to tell him, and then left. He returned to the balcony with a shotgun and shot Williams, police said.He also wounded a girl in church and shot a man near the church, police said.
Church members said they continued to pray and sing.About 4:30 p.m., Collins was found with a hole in his chest behind an apartment building on St. Paul at Van Dyke, Detroit Police spokesman James Tate said. Police said Collins shot himself with the shotgun he used to kill Williams.After fleeing the church, police said, Collins approached a car parked on Norvell, a few blocks south of Zion Hope.
Victoria Davis, who lives on the street, was in the driver's seat. Collins jumped in the passenger side. She struggled with him, police said. Her husband, Alarie Davis, 54, saw the struggle in the car, ran over and snatched Collins out of the passenger seat. They fought over a gun, and Alarie Davis was shot in the chest, police said.Police said Davis was being treated at Detroit Receiving Hospital on Sunday evening. His condition was not known.
feb 26, 2006