| By NBC News staff Updated at 11:48 a.m. ET: A man wearing a suit and tie on Wednesday entered a chapel at an Atlanta-area megachurch headed by televangelist Creflo Dollar and shot another man during a prayer service, police and local media reported. The shooting happened Wednesday morning at the chapel at World Changers Church International's main campus in College Park, Ga. Fulton County police told NBC News. The gunman walked into the chapel and shot a man during a prayer service, WXIA-TV reported. The victim was transported to South Fulton Hospital where he later died, ajc.com reported. WXIA reported that he was a 48-year-old church staff member. The suspect, described as a man in his 30s wearing a suit and tie, fled the scene, WXIA reported. World Changers Church has about 20 campuses throughout the country. The church founded by Dollar claims about 30,000 members and has an $18 million, 8,500-seat sanctuary about 15 miles from downtown Atlanta. Dollar, who's known for his pinstriped suits and charismatic sermons, has written several books offering followers his advice on how to get out of debt and take lessons from the Bible in building wealth so they can better live as Christians. Edgar Zuniga, NBC News Atlanta, contributed to this story. More content from NBCNews.com:
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10/24/2012
Man shot, killed at Georgia megachurch
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