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Man shoots dog and himself in Easter church shooting
Ford Dawson, 53, a Gulfport retiree and former Air Force major, entered a Southern Baptist church during Easter services and shot his dog then turned the gun on himself. Witnesses recalled a brief confrontation before the pulpit act, with Dawson later in critical condition.
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