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Miracle Survival: Pastor Shot After Praying at Ted Cruz Rally

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The search is on for a former Marine accused of shooting an Idaho pastor who prayed with presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz.

The shooting happened Sunday afternoon outside the Altar Church in Coeur d'Alene. Pastor Tim Remington is recovering after being shot multiple times, including in his skull and back.

A manhunt is underway for the suspect, 30-year-old Kyle Andrew Odom, who is considered armed and dangerous.

Meanwhile, investigators are working to determine a motive. One question they're trying to answer is if the shooting is connected to Remington's prayer for Cruz the day before.

The pastor gave the invocation at a campaign rally in Coeur d'Alene. The Republican presidential primary in Idaho is Tuesday.

KHQ-TV also reported Odom and Remington may have known each other.

Odom is described as having blond hair, blue eyes, standing approximately 6 feet tall and weighing about 170 pounds. He is believed to be driving a silver 2004 Honda Accord with Idaho license plate K578519.

Some church members wonder if the shooting was the result of Remington's work to help drug addicts. The pastor's survival is being called a miracle.

"One of the bullets TRIED to enter the brain but stopped at the skull," a family friend wrote on Facebook. "Emergency room (technicians) and (doctors) are calling this a miracle, I'm saying, by today's worldly standards it IS a miracle."

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