Visalia Police released 9-1-1 call in church murder

FRESNO, Calif.

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Ward can be heard telling a dispatcher that he just shot a Mormon bishop on Tulare Avenue. That man was 40-year-old Clay Sannar.

Visalia Police later shot and killed Ward. The family of Ward told Action News he has a history of mental illness.

Authorities have not yet released the 9-1-1 recordings of calls from witnesses at the church because they say the shooting is still under investigation.




Funeral for Bishop Clay Sannar
Friday 1:00 pm service
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
650 N. Lovers Lane, Visalia

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