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- Description is exactly "A Series of newspaper articles chronicling the Saturday, June 18, 1966 shooting of Rev. Robert Gregory, pastor of Morning Side Missionary Baptist Church, 526 Blair Street, East Florence, and parishioner Dewey Armstead.
The shootings occurred shortly after 6 pm at a church supper fundraiser after Armstead confronted Gregory over allegations the Reverend had been "talking about him." According to witnesses, after a brief conversation at the church altar rail, the two men shook hands and Armstead then pulled out a .38 caliber pistol and shot Gregory, who then grabbed Armstead and wrestled him to the floor where he was again shot by Armstead. Meanwhile church secretary Mrs. Cora Lee Skipper got hold of a .22 caliber pistol and shot Armstead in the head (according to the autopsy four times). Both Gregory and Armstead died at ECM from their wounds. Ms. Skipper was charged with first degree murder.
No further reports have been located but apparently either the charges were dropped or Ms. Skipper was acquitted, as she does not seem to have served any jail or prison time. She apparently married in 1968."
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