A Houston priest, his wife and their young son were
found dead in their apartment Monday, victims of a homicide that has shaken the
city's Episcopal community as police search for the killer, and a motive. The
Rev. Israel Ahimbisibwe, 52, a towering and highly educated clergyman from
Uganda, served as a chaplain at the University of Houston and pastored
part-time at a small church, where members said they grew worried after he
didn't show up to lead their Sunday afternoon services.
They went to his
apartment, and when no one answered, they contacted the building's management,
who called authorities. Ahimbisibwe's congregation, the Church of the Redeemer,
confirmed that the he'd been killed, along with his wife, Dorcus, and
5-year-old son, Jay. Ahimbisibwe and his wife also had two adult sons, Emmanuel
and Issac, who were not living at the apartment at the time. One reportedly
attends boarding school in California and the other had recently announced he
was joining the Marines.
In Houston's tight-knit Episcopal community,
Ahimbisibwe was known as a soft-spoken but charismatic workhorse who often held
several un-glamorous part-time jobs simultaneously. He was passionate and
animated, but he spoke with an accent that was sometimes difficult for older
parishioners to understand. That became an issue at the Holy Spirit Episcopal
Church, where he led Sunday morning services and taught bible classes.
Source: NBCNEWS
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