An alleged assailant in a Detroit church, who was shot dead by a pastor, had accused the shooter of having an affair with his wife prior to being shot “four or five times.”

Identified as 26-year-old Deante Smith, the African American victim attacked the pastor during Sunday service at the City of God ministries storefront church on Grand River near Lahser, The Detroit News reported.

The pastor pulled his Glock handgun and fatally fired at Smith (pictured below).

Police had initially said the Smith and the pastor “had had issues,” but new reports emerged about police investigation of a possible love triangle behind the incident, which took placed about 15 minutes into the 1:30 pm service.

“He [Smith] had been threatening him to do bodily harm. He walked into the service and went after the pastor with a brick. The pastor pulled out his Glock and fired several shots. I think he hit him four or five times, and the man died,” said police assistant chief Steve Dolunt.

The victim had suggested weeks before on Facebook that his pastor had approached his wife.

A possible love triangle between Smith, his wife, and their pastor was under investigation, according to two Detroit police sources.

“Can’t wait to see Sunday message at the City of God Ministry,” wrote the African American on his Facebook. “I’ll be there with the truth.”

His later posts suggesting a relation between the pastor and his wife sounded less tacit until one on September 18, in which he accused the pastor of getting his wife “pregnant.”

His posts apparently concerned some friends with one writing on October 13, “may I ask (what) is going on with you?”