Churchgoer Slain Before Sunday Service*

Monday March 12, 2007 2:01 AM

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Horrified parishioners watched a man pull out a
gun and open fire on a churchgoer as she tried to run away, fatally
wounding her just before services began Sunday morning, police said.

Tanya McCall, 40, of Vallejo was shot multiple times after arguing with
the man in the parking lot of Acts Full Gospel Church in East Oakland,
witnesses told police. Paramedics responding from the fire station next
door pronounced her dead at the scene.

McCall, who regularly attended the church, ``apparently knew'' the
suspect, said Oakland police Sgt. Tony Jones.

Parishioners could not hear what the pair were arguing about, and police
have yet to identify a suspect, Jones said.

Acts Full Bishop Bob Jackson said he and his parishioners are in shock.

``The church is supposed to be a safe haven for people to come to and
now, as you can see, there are no safe havens,'' said Jackson.