A mass shooting has taken place at the Mormon Church of Latter Day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Reports indicate that the attacker has since been incapacitated, and it is suspected that there are numerous “victims,” as the building has since caught fire.
Authorities are yet to confirm casualties and fatalities or the lack thereof.
Aerial footage shows the entire church’s roof consumed by flames
Grand Blanc Township Police Department has since reported: “There has been an active shooter at the church of Latter Day Saints on McCandlish Road.”
“There are multiple victims and the shooter is down. There is NO threat to the public at this time. The church is actively on fire,” the statement relayed by the Daily Mail noted.
As a nod to the latter, aerial footage of the building shows a thick column of black smoke billowing from a large building while flames consume what appears to be the entire structure’s roof.
The parking lot around the church appears to be at least halfway full of vehicles while on another side of the building, a fire truck can be seen with its crane extended.
The County Sheriff’s Office has since noted that there are multiple victims, but details are vague
The law enforcement statement continued: “For people on site, the reunification site is the pavilion to the north. Offsite reunification will be at Trillium theater at Holly and McCandlish.”
Sheriff Swanson of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office also provided a filmed account, saying, “The entire church is on fire.”
He further acknowledged that there were “multiple victims,” but his department did not have their names.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer described the act as “unacceptable”
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer took to X with a statement of her own.
Genesee County Sheriff’s Office calls the Grand Blanc scene “dynamic” as the entire Mormon Church remains on fire after a mass shooting with multiple victims. pic.twitter.com/yEcL6kl5jZ
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“My heart is breaking for the Grand Blanc community,” she lamented. “Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable.”
“I am grateful to the first responders who took action quickly.”
“We will continue to monitor this situation and hold the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Grand Blanc close.”
Donald Trump said it was part of an ongoing attack on Christianity
The incident has since drawn a response from the White House, with Donald Trump describing it as “another attack on Christians” on Truth Social:
“I have been briefed on the horrendous shooting that took place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
“The FBI was immediately on scene,” he claimed, “and will be leading the Federal Investigation, and providing full support to State and Local Officials. The suspect is [deceased], but there is still a lot to learn.
⚠️BREAKING: ⚡Viral image shows truck that rammed into a Mormon Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, where an improvised explosive device (IED) was also removed after the vehicle was shot at and set on fire.
Please pray for everyone caught in this.🙏✝️ pic.twitter.com/Y4ybLj9aho
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“THIS EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE IN OUR COUNTRY MUST END, IMMEDIATELY!” he concluded.
The attacker is reported to be a 40-year-old from Burton, Michigan
According to NBC News, police have revealed that the now deceased shooter, a 40-year-old man from Burton, may have been responsible for the fire.
“We are still trying to determine exactly when and where that fire ended up coming from and how it got started so, we believe it was deliberately set out by the suspect,” the outlet quoted Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye saying at a briefing.
Renye also noted that there were people trapped inside the building by the fire.
The attack comes a month after the Minneapolis attack that claimed the lives of two children
This shooting comes less than a month after 23-year-old Robert Westman took the lives of two children and injured 18 others after he barred the doors of the Annunciation Church in Minneapolis.
Police say all off-duty officers were called in right after reports of an active shooter. pic.twitter.com/HOBCKdmzO8
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US attorney general Joseph Thompson was later quoted as saying, “the [attacker] expressed hate towards many groups, including the Jewish community and towards President Trump.”
Journals and literature belonging to Westman were recovered. Of this, Thompson said, “I won’t dignify the attacker’s words by repeating them; they are horrific and vile.”
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara would later explain, “The purpose of the shooter’s actions was to obtain notoriety.”
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