A man with a machine pistol stormed a southwestern Missouri church where his relatives were praying, shouting "liars, liars" as he opened fire and killed three people, police said Monday. Police identified the gunman as Eiken Elam Saimon, 52.He is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, four counts of first-degree assault, one count of armed criminal action and one count of felonious restraint for holding the congregation hostage, said Newton County Prosecutor Scott Watson.
A fifth count of assault is pending, Watson said.
Watson told The Associated Press Saimon targeted church elders. "It appears that the shots that were fired were not at random," he said.
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