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Baptist pastor gunned down by family friend of 30 years

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A Baptist pastor was shot and killed in Maryland by a man his family had known for three decades. Police have arrested the suspect and charged him with second-degree murder.

Police in Prince George's County said 59-year-old Benjamin Francis was killed last Sunday following an argument with Herbert Mason Jr., 58, on Rockport Lane in Bowie, as reported by DC News Now.

The shooting occurred after what police described as an argument between the two men, though the nature of the dispute has not been disclosed. Officers responded to reports of gunfire, where they found Francis with fatal gunshot wounds.

Mason was taken into custody the following day and formally charged with second-degree murder.

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