The accused gunman in Saturday’s New Hampshire wedding shooting was the stepson of a slain preacher who was allegedly killed by the groom’s son, it was revealed Sunday.

Dan Holloway, 37, allegedly opened fire at New England Pentecostal Ministries in Pelham Saturday, hitting presiding bishop Stanley Choate, 75, in the chest and bride Claire McMullen, 60, in the arm, authorities said.

Holloway’s stepdad, 60-year-old Luis Garcia, was a minister at the house of worship before he was shot dead Oct. 1, state prosecutor Ben Agati said Sunday.

The groom, Mark Castiglione, suffered minor injuries after getting hit in the head with an object during Saturday’s shooting.

His son, Brandon Castiglione, 24, had been charged with killing Garcia — whose funeral had been scheduled to take place following the wedding ceremony, Agati said.

Castiglione’s father Angelo described seeing a “figure in black” run up to the bishop and fire before turning his sights on the couple.

“Just ‘boom, boom’ and then [the suspect] turned around and aimed at my son and his future wife,” Angelo told WMUR-TV.



The 87-year-old said he ran to stop the shooter, but his other son Gary Castiglione, who was also the best man, had already gotten to him.

Gary “grabbed the guy and they were wrestling… and he rolled him down the stairs and rolled him right in front of me here. And then my son was on top of him, had the gun out of the guy’s hand,” he said.

Other parishioners joined in, holding the suspect down until police arrived, authorities said.

Holloway is facing charges of attempted murder, causing bodily injury by means of a deadly weapon, second-degree assault, simple assault and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He’s due in court on Tuesday.

Services at the church were canceled on Sunday.

“We solicit your prayers at this time for the family,” the church wrote in a Saturday-evening Facebook post. “The family would plead with everyone to refrain from any acts of violence. That is not what the bishop would want.”

With Post Wires