LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The man police say admitted to them that he shot and killed two people inside a Louisville church is indicted for murder and could face the death penalty.
Mahmoud Hindi had been involved in a long-running dispute with a local homeowners' association, according to police.
Police say Hindi shot two men during a homeowners' association meeting that was taking place inside Springdale Community Church. Homeowners Association President, 73-year-old David Merritt, died that night. A second victim, 69-year-old Marvin Fisher, died three days later.
Hindi lived in a house down the street from the church, with several members of his family. The property was apparently in the name of one of his sons, also named Mahmoud.
The argument with the neighbors began more than a year ago, when the family erected a fence at their home -- and it continued when they built a driveway.
The Metro Department of Public Works and Assets determined that both were illegally constructed and violated the city's Land Development Code. The driveway dispute ultimately went to District Court, where a misdemeanor charge was dismissed this past June.
In a letter to the homeowners' association attorney, Mike Kelly, dated Aug. 25, 2011, Hindi called his neighbors, "ruthless, selfish and egocentric." He ended the letter by saying, "I have seven kids, three of which are still under age. I will never hesitate to die for them."
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