By Associated Press - Sunday, May 4, 2014

HOUSTON (AP) - Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a Houston-area minister who was killed in his garage while preparing for a community yard sale.

An autopsy performed Sunday confirmed that Magnus Scott Hjalmarson died from a gunshot wound to the head.

His body was found Saturday morning in his north Harris County garage.

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Neighbors told deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office that the 53-year-old Hjalmarson had been preparing for a community yard sale that morning.

Hjalmarson, known as “Minister Mike,” worked with a Christian organization known as Care and often coordinated community projects in the area.

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