Anthony Bell � 2006 Baton Rouge Church Mass Murder
Overview
On May 21, 2006, 25-year-old Anthony Devon Bell carried out a mass shooting at the Ministry of Jesus Christ church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killing four of his estranged wife�s relatives and wounding the church�s pastor�his mother-in-law�before abducting his wife, Erica Bell, and murdering her at a nearby apartment complex.
Time & Place
The shootings began during a Sunday morning service at the Ministry of Jesus Christ, located at
1935 Dallas Drive, Baton Rouge shortly after 9:00 a.m. Bell arrived around 9:15 a.m., asked his estranged wife to reconcile, and when she refused he left and returned with a handgun.
The Crime
Inside the church, Bell fired multiple shots, fatally striking four adults�each related to his wife�and critically wounding Pastor Claudia Brown. He then abducted Erica Bell and three children from the sanctuary. A short time later, at a nearby apartment complex parking lot, he shot Erica Bell to death in their vehicle; the children were found unharmed. Police arrested Bell at the scene.
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