Providence Baptist Associate Minister Found Fatally Shot Monday at Cascade Road Accounting Office (Updated)
Body of Derek Moses, 56, found inside Moses & Co. Accounting offices about 10 a.m. Monday.
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Associate pastor Derek Moses of Providence Missionary Baptist Church was found dead inside his Cascade Road accounting office Monday with multiple gunshot wounds to his body, according to Atlanta police.
Authorities say Moses, 56, was discovered by a co-worker Monday at Moses & Co. Accounting, 2009 Cascade Rd. Police told GADailyNews.com that the body was discovered shortly before 10 a.m. Monday.
Atlanta Police spokeswoman Kim Jones said in an e-mail report on the incident that, "it appears Moses suffered several gunshot wounds to the head."
Officer Jones said that Moses blue BMW was missing from the office location but found later in the day on Montreat Avenue and impounded by police.
Rev. Dr. Gerald Durley, senior pastor of Providence, told Fox5-Atlanta Monday that Moses was a devoted family man who also served as an accountant for several local churches.
Cascade residents were shocked to learn of the incident.
Moses had been involved with Providence Missionary Baptist Church since he was a teenager, Durley said.
Cascade Heights resident Dr. Booker Poe, a member of Providence since 1972, recalled that Moses received an MBA from Columbia University in New York City.
"He was a very nice man," Dr. Poe, a Cascade community pediatrician, said Tuesday. "I'm shocked."
Rev. Durley told Fox-5 that he last saw Moses on Friday night when he did his taxes. He says Moses didn't show up for church on Sunday, but he didn't think anything of it because of the busy tax season.
Police say the investigation into Moses death is continuing, and they’re looking for witnesses who might know who may have wanted to do the victim harm. Police particularly want to talk to anyone who might have seen Moses' BMW leaving his office in the last few days.
Jones said there were no motives or suspects as of 6:58 a.m. Tuesday.
For the full Fox-5 story, go to: Atlanta Minister Shot, Killed in Office. For the full Georgia Daily News report, go to: Police: Associate Pastor Derek Moses Found Dead.
Providence is Cascade Patch's "Church of the Month" for March. Senior correspondent Kimathi Lewis profiled the church on March 13, 2011, in Landmark Cascade Church Provides Help, Hope to Young and Old.
Cascade Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.
gary estwick
2:51 pm on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Always sad to hear this kind of news... Going to follow this to find out the motive behind the murder. It's going to be an ugly investigation; a lot of folks thought highly of Mr. Moses.
myrna durley
2:23 pm on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
This is so sad. What would make someone commit such a horrendous crime? I shed tears for Mr Moses, his wife and children. I also shed tears for his church family at Providence as the Senior Pastor, Dr Durley, is my brother. I hope they catch that heartless beast and prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law.
Northside Sophisticate
8:40 pm on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Mr. Moses was highly thought of in the community and beyond. This is a horrible crime that has left a hole in my heart. Mr. Moses while not married, was a dedicated family man and dedicated to the community. He was a blessing to so many people, myself included. The killer will be caught. I pray to God and the courts prosecute him or her for this heartless crime.
PHILLIP G JACKSON
10:44 pm on Saturday, September 17, 2011
PLEASE ALL COME TOGETHER WITH ALL CHURCHES ACROSS THIS GREAT CITY AND STATE AND SUPPORT ALL CALL TO PRAYER IN UNITY TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN FIGHT AGAINST A SOCIETY BEING DESTROYED BEFORE OUR OWN EYES. MUST STOP NOW GOD IN CHRIST OUR GUIDECONDOLENCES TO FAMILY AND CHURCH COMMUNITY REV DR PHILLIP G. JACKSON DO