The gunman who killed three people at an Alabama church’s “Boomers Potluck” dinner was a 71-year-old occasional congregant — whose bloodbath was thwarted by a “hero” attendee, police said Friday.The geezer gunman — who was not immediately identified — was known to attend services at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in suburban Birmingham, where he struck late Thursday, Vestavia Hills Police Capt. Shane Ware said.After refusing to join around 25 others at the dinner, the killer — calling himself “Mr. Smith” — suddenly pulled out a handgun, shooting three elderly attendees, the church’s founding pastor told AL.com.
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