An American pastor kidnapped by gunmen throughout his sermon at a South African church final week was rescued throughout a lethal “high-stakes” shootout, which left three suspects useless.
Josh Sullivan, 45, was rescued by the “Hawks” — the Directorate for Precedence Crime Investigation — throughout a deadly shootout within the southeastern port metropolis of Gqeberha on Tuesday, the South African Police Service stated.
Three unidentified suspects have been killed within the “high-stakes shootout.”
Sullivan was discovered “miraculously” unhurt in a protected home, officers stated.
The Tennessee native was preaching to his congregation of about 30 folks on the Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell when 4 armed males broke in and kidnapped him on April 10.
The self-proclaimed “church planting missionary” moved his household from the US to South Africa in November 2018 to ascertain a church for Xhosa-speaking folks, in response to his private web site.
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