Man Suspected Of Killing Caretaker Inside Brooklyn Church Under Arrest, Police Say

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A man accused of killing a caretaker inside a Brooklyn church has been arrested, police say.

Edward James, 62, was shot in the back Monday inside the Glorious Church of God on Halsey Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

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Police arrested Moriyah Lewis, 39, of the Bronx, on second-degree murder. They say he chased James into the church and shot him.

The motive is still unclear.

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