Michigan Latter Day Saints Mormon church set on fire in Grand Blanc, many patrons shot, two people dead, including gunman. More victims feared after being trapped by blaze

A criminal set fire to a Mormon church in Michigan before shooting congregants, killing at least two people, including the gunman, and injuring several others.

According to police, the shooter, a 40-year-old male from Burton, Michigan, slammed his truck into the church before opening fire on over a hundred people attending a Sunday service at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Grand Blanc.

According to authorities, the shooter slammed their vehicle into the front of the church during a huge service and started shooting. Officers shot and killed the gunman. Up to ten worshipers were shot, and one later died in the hospital.

Police say the shooter intentionally started a fire at the church, which grew into a large blaze. Officers believe they will find additional victims who may have been trapped inside the burning church and perished, CNN reported.

Grand Blanc Township Police Department said there were ‘multiple victims and the shooter is down’ at around 11.13am. 

 

The church continued to remain on fire in the aftermath of the shooting, videos posted on social media showed. The blaze had since been contained officials stated.

Stated the Grand Blanc Township Police Department, ‘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.

‘For people on site, the reunification site is the pavilion to the north. Offsite reunification will be at Trillium theater at Holly and McCandlish.’

Images shared on social media showed the gunman's vehicle, a silver truck with two American flags in the trunk, jammed against the chapel's facade.

 

The shooter has not been publicly identified. The motivation was not immediately clear.

This is at least the second shooting in a Michigan church since June. On June 22, a gunman opened fire on people outside the CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is colloquially known as the Mormons. Grand Blanc, a community of 7,700 people, is a suburb of Flint and is located approximately 100 kilometers (60 miles) northwest of Detroit.

The shooting came the day after the death of the 101-year-old Mormon leader Russell Nelson.

This is a breaking news story with updates to follow.

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Fresh footage shows a body on the ground next to the burning Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, reportedly the gunman responsible for ramming the building, opening fire on hundreds, and setting the blaze. pic.twitter.com/yfaOQ7nHI8

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