Chicago Tribune and further to our post at the time of the shooting
A pastor shot to death last week at his church in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was accused of rape just days before by the wife of the man who was charged with his killing, authorities said on Monday.
Ronald Harris Sr. was shot as he preached to about 50 to 60 people at a service on Friday evening at the Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center, according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office.
Woodrow Karey, 53, of Lake Charles is being held on a second degree murder charge in connection with the pastor's death.
On September 25, Karey's wife filed a rape complaint against Harris, according to a statement released on Monday by the sheriff's office.
Investigators are looking into the "possibility of a relationship" between Harris and the wife of Karey and whether that may have prompted the shooting, according to the sheriff's office.
