Man shoots his father at Easter Sunday church service while screaming that it ‘is the will of Allah’

The Daily Mail is one of two news services I have found so far that has not deliberately falsified the event to avoid mentioning that the murderer was doing it for Islamic reasons. There needs to be many giant class action suits against the legacy media for trying to shape opinion by lying to the public in such a systemic way.

Below, a relevant account by

the Daily Mail:

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 22:02 GMT, 31 March 2013 | UPDATED: 19:13 GMT, 1 April 2013

Witnesses say the 25-year-old man accused of walking into an Ohio church and fatally shooting his father after an Easter service Sunday was yelling about God and Allah after the killing.

Police say Reshad Riddle walked into the Hiawatha Church of God in Christ in Ashtabula and killed his father, 52-year-old Richard Riddle, with a single shot from a handgun Sunday afternoon.

Associate Pastor Sean Adams said Reshad then continued into the church, still holding the gun, and yelled that the killing was ‘the will of Allah. This is the will of God.’

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Making his case: Reshad Riddle made rambling comments about God and said he wanted to be treated fairly in Ashtabula Municipal Court on Monday Making his case: Reshad Riddle made rambling comments about God and said he wanted to be treated fairly in Ashtabula Municipal Court on Monday

Adams told The (Ashtabula) Star Beacon newspaper that worshippers started screaming, ducking down and calling 911 on cellphones after the shooting.

‘It was terrifying,’ Adams told the newspaper.

‘The children were screaming and people were dialing 911. We were afraid to breathe.’

Reshad Riddle was quickly subdued by officers, who arrived just moments after the shooting. They say he has been mostly cooperative.

The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland reported that another church pastor said congregants were leaving when they heard a gunshot.

Reshad Riddle, pictured, shot his father in an Easter Sunday church service
Reshad Riddle, pictured earlier at left and in court on Monday at right, shot his father in an Easter Sunday church service

Reshad Riddle, pictured earlier at left and in court on Monday at right, shot his father in an Easter Sunday church service

‘People pushed me into a back office and said, “Somebody’s here with a gun,”‘ said the Reverend David Howard Jr.

‘The guy was outside hollering and acting crazy.’

He said the church has about 175 members, none of whom knew what led to the shooting.

‘It’s such a tragic loss,’ Crockett said.

County Coroner Pamela Lancaster said Richard Riddle’s wound was ‘immediately fatal.’

Ashtabula Police Chief Robert Stell said the younger Riddle offered no motive for the shooting.

‘Witnesses at the scene said the shooter entered church and made some references to Allah, but we are not sure if that was a motive or if there was a family problem,’ Stell said.

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2 Replies to “Man shoots his father at Easter Sunday church service while screaming that it ‘is the will of Allah’”

  1. I heard this on the radio yesterday. I heard shooting & church. I think I also heard that a man shot his father.

    I think I would have heard the word “Alla” if mentioned, but I started tuning it out. I was thinking that the liberal media would use it to pummel gun owners.

    Now I know why the story went away.

    the media does need to be sued.

  2. The MSM is covering this on up, the independent new media are covering it but not many others.