A witness to a shooting that killed three at an Alabama church says the gunman had sat by himself, drinking liquor and rejecting offers to join the others gathered at the potluck dinner.

Worship services are set to resume at the Alabama church where a gunman opened fire and killed three senior citizens at a potluck dinner recently.

Officials say two people were killed and one was person was hurt after a church shooting took place in Vestavia Hills, Alabama.

Police say a lone suspect fired on a small group meeting at a church near one of Alabama’s major cities, fatally wounding two people and injuring a third victim.