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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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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.

·South Carolina, United States
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WXXV 25 broke the news in on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
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