Bond is set at $ 1 million for a Louisiana man accused of shooting and killing a church pastor as he preached in Lake Charles , Louisiana , on Friday night . Calcasieu Parish sheriff 's deputies arrested 53-year-old Woodrow Karey , a church deacon , and charged him with second-degree murder after he called 911 and told the dispatcher what he had done , sheriff 's spokeswoman Kim Myers said . Witnesses told police that Karey walked into the Tabernacle of Praise Worship Center around 8:20 p.m. and shot Pastor Ronald Harris twice -- the first time as Karey entered the church and then again at close range after Harris had fallen to the floor , Myers said . `` It was just kind of chaotic . It was like everybody was everywhere , '' Talisha Harris , the pastor 's daughter , told CNN affiliate KPLC . Karey fled the scene on foot but later called the sheriff 's office and surrendered without incident , Myers said . During his arrest , Karey directed the deputies to two guns he had discarded in a wooded area . One of the firearms was a shotgun and the other was a pistol , police said . Police have not said which weapon was used to kill the pastor . Karey has no known criminal history , and the motive for the killing is unknown , police said . Calcasieu Parish Chief Deputy Stitch Guillory told CNN on Sunday morning there were 50 to 60 witnesses at the church . Harris , who was inside the church when shots were fired , recalled the type of man her father was . `` He was a strong person , and whatever came his way , he still stood on the word of God . He stood . He never wavered , '' she told KPLC , struggling to hold back tears . `` My dad was a great father . He was an awesome grandfather . He was an awesome preacher-teacher . He had a big heart . He loved everybody , wanted to always help , '' she said . In 2009 : Pastor fatally shot by police in drug sting . In 2009 : Church pastor killed during service .
` ` It was just kind of chaotic , '' said the pastor 's daughter , who was inside the church . Pastor Ronald Lee Harris was killed while preaching at his church in Louisiana . Police say the year - old suspect is a pastor at the church . Suspect turned himself in and is being held on $ 1 million bail , police say .