Two people were killed at the scene, a third died later in hospital, and the suspect is subsequently in custody.

[3][4][5] The suspect was a 70-year-old Birmingham man named Robert Findlay Smith (born December 23, 1951),[6][2] a gun dealer.

[7][8] On May 2, 2023, Smith pled guilty in the shooting and was sentenced to life without parole.

[9][10][11] The shooter opened fire, killing three, and was stopped when a 79-year-old male, later identified as retired investigator James W. Musgrove Jr., whacked him over the head with a folding chair, took his gun, and pistol whipped him, thus subduing the assailant.

"[15] During a Sunday morning service on June 19, 2022, the church gathered to honor the members who were shot and killed during the shooting.