A prayer service
was held early Sunday evening
at
First Christian Church of Lake Butler
to pray for the families of the victims
of
Saturday's mass shooting
that took the life of a trucking company owner
and two of his employees.
Sunday
was a time for Lake Butler residents
to come together, to pray for each other
and to remember those killed in
a
shooting rampage.
The
Union County Sheriff's Office said
80-year-old Marvin Pritchett was shot
and
killed on his farm
by
his former employee, Hubert Allen.
Investigators
believe the 70-year-old
also shot three other men.
One has died and another is barely
clinging to his life.
"Mr.
Pritchett was like a dad to me," said Tim Whitehead.
"He was like a mentor to everyone
he came into contact with.
He built an empire here
and he was someone you could look up to."
Art
Peterson is the pastor at First Christian Church
where
the Pritchett family has gone to
worship
for decades.
He said he knew almost everyone involved,
including Hubert Allen.
"You
know
,
in fact, I talked to him
(Allen) last week," said Peterson.
"It shocks me because never
in a million years would I guess
that
he would do something like this."
While
residents admit they are
having
a tough time with making sense
out
of this tragedy,
they understand a tragedy like this is hard
,
but are certain their faith will help them heal.
"It's
just a time for people to come together
and not judge
anybody.
As one of the sayings go,
'good always overcomes evil'
and
so we just need for that to help us now."
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