'Mary Mary' star Erica Campbell blames Satan for surge of gun violence in U.S.

'Mary Mary' star Erica Campbell is joined by her husband Warryn in this photo she posted on her Instagram account accompanying her latest comment on the surge of gun violence in America. (Instagram/Erica Campbell)

"Mary Mary" star Erica Campbell has weighed in on the recent surge of violence in America, capped by the killing of five police officers in Dallas, Texas, on July 7, saying that Satan is to blame for all this.

On her Instagram account (@iamericacampbell), the Christian singer has posted a photo of herself with her husband Warryn and writes: "Fear, pain and anger are a bad combination. They're demons on assignment to stop our progress. Yes, there is injustice, but what we're really fighting against is a stronghold, not people."

Campbell says Satan wants the world destroyed, but if the people of God all over the world unite to stop his evil plans, then good will prevail.

"Stop asking who didn't do what and how long the church is taking. [There is] NO TIME FOR FINGER POINTING, just solutions! We need 24 hour prayer and well informed educated folks who have self control in city halls and police stations demanding answers and change!" she says. "I'm no politician, but I have a voice and I will use it to help this world we ALL live in."

Campbell notes that the senseless acts of violence are only happening in "low income neighbourhoods," adding that America is now facing a huge problem.

Campbell mentions the tragic deaths of two black men – Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile of Falcon Heights, Minnesota. The two men were gunned down by police officers – Castile was shot after he tried to grab for his wallet, while Sterling was also shot several times after he was tackled to the ground by two police officers.

Following their deaths, a man later identified as Micah Johnson, who was among those who attended a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas, Texas, started shooting police officers, killing five of them.

Before he was killed by a bomb attached to a police remote control robot – the first time U.S. law enforcers used a robot to kill a suspect – Johnson said he "wanted to kill while people," specifically white law enforcement officers.

Police officers were also shot in Missouri, Georgia and Tennessee last week.

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