Alabama pastor Da’Quarius Green died from a gunshot wound in what police describe as a “domestic incident.” He was 31.
Pastor Green of Elba Zion Missionary Baptist Church was shot Tuesday, December 23, at his home in the Freedom Heights neighborhood of Level Plains, police said. He died in a hospital on Saturday, December 27.
Green’s church announced his death in a Facebook post.
“With heavy hearts yet unwavering faith, we share that our beloved Pastor Da’Quarius Green has transitioned from this earthly life into eternal rest.”
Police said Green was involved in a domestic dispute at his home with a woman, who was not identified.
An Instagram post by Gospel Artist Entertainment, claimed Green’s estranged wife, Quintaria Massey, was a suspect and shot him in “self defense.”
“Prayers Up: Montgomery, AL. Pastor, DaQuarius Green was fatally shot by his wife, First Lady Quintaria Massey,” the post read. “It’s been reported that his children witnessed the tragedy. He was the pastor of Elba Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama.”
No arrests have been made.
According to WIS10, before his fatal shooting, the pastor faced three misdemeanor counts of domestic violence last year. All charges were dismissed after the alleged victim refused to testify.
In a protection order filing, a woman alleged Green, the father of her children, struck her when she was pregnant.
However, Minister DiVonta Palmer, a fellow pastor and friend, says Green was a humble man of God.
“He was telling me how fatherhood had changed him,” Palmer said.
“We weren’t best friends or anything like that,” Palmer said. “But when I would see him, whether at church or at Walmart, we always talked.”
He added, “the man was a humble man, an honest man, a man who deeply loved God and his family. He was human. A man of God. A father. A husband. He did not deserve to die.”
