Pastor stabbed detroit

The pastor had also been out of town but returned home ahead of his family. After Highland Park police and medical emergency teams arrived on the scene, Ramsby was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he underwent immediate surgery. Ramsby had sustained injuries and lacerations to his back, face, neck, and abdominal areas, but fortunately suffered no damage to major arteries or to his lungs.

Though Ramsby arrived in critical condition, the pastor's condition was upgraded to stable after about eight hours and doctors were reportedly able to repair the intestinal damage that he sustained. Since then, church staff say Ramsby has been "healing rapidly," overcoming a persistent fever caused by an infection and an abnormal increase in white blood cells caused by an allergic reaction to a painkiller.

Though Ramsby has been released from the hospital, the Pentecostal church is still coveting prayers for their pastor, who is resting in an undisclosed location. Meanwhile, state police are still on the lookout for the suspect behind the break-in and stabbing. On Thursday, however, Ramsby suffered from a persistent fever that doctors initially believed was due to international bleeding.

The doctors later found the source of the fever — an infection at the spot where one of the incisions had been made. By Friday, Ramsby's temperature dropped back down and the pastor was able to breathe without the help of a ventilation machine.

He was eventually able to relay a message to his church in time for Sunday, when his wife told the congregation he praised God for all that He was doing in healing him and thanked God for the city and for the community. The church is now praying that its members and the community will not recount last week's incident "over and over, but to what glory that God is going to get out of this. Also on Monday, the Michigan state police issued a composite sketch of the suspect behind last week's stabbing.

Police are searching for a black male in his mids or early 40s who ranges from 5 feet 9 inches tall to 6 feet, Detective Herb Fluker of the Highland Park Police Department said Monday, according to The Detroit News. Free CP Newsletters Join over , others to get the top stories curated daily, plus special offers! All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.

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