Deacon killed while protecting children at church’s Easter egg hunt: ‘He was just a hero’
- Deacon Eddie Shed died at a Gulfport park on Saturday afternoon during an Easter egg hunt.
- A child custody dispute between Tyran Deion Gable and his child's mother ignited the shooting, officials report.
- During the argument, Gable drew a gun and fired, hitting Shed and another person as children scattered.
- Pastor Magee stated Shed displayed courage, and others remember him as a 'hero' who 'saved others from harm'.
- Gable, age 24, faces charges; Shed is survived by Doris, his wife, and three children, and the church started a GoFundMe.
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Church deacon dies while protecting others in Easter egg hunt shooting
Photo: Empowerment Ministries Christian Center A Mississippi church deacon is being hailed as a “hero” after he died while protecting others in a shooting during an Easter egg hunt. On Saturday (April 12), Deacon Eddie Shed of the Empowerment Ministries Christian Center (EMCC) in Gulfport was killed in a “senseless act of gun violence” during a church-sponsored Easter egg hunt at the Goldin Sports Complex, per PEOPLE. 24-year-old Tyran Deion Gab…
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‘Hero’ Deacon Gives Life Protecting Children From Gunfire at Church Easter Egg Hunt
Mississippi church deacon Eddie Shed is being hailed as a hero for protecting children from gunfire during a shooting at an Easter egg hunt hosted by Empowerment Ministries Christian Center at a local park on Saturday (April 12).

Deacon killed while protecting children at church’s Easter egg hunt: ‘He was just a hero’
A deacon in Mississippi was shot and killed while trying to protect children at an Easter egg hunt Saturday afternoon.
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