One person dead after shooting and fire at Mormon church

Police said at least one person was killed and nine others were injured after a car gunman drove the Mormon Church in Michigan and opened fire.

The officials said the attack on the Church of Jesus Christ for the last days in Grand Blanc, a town 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Detroit, during Sunday service attracts hundreds of people.

The suspect, a 40 -year -old suspect, claims to be part of the building on the fire that has been contained since then. Officials have warned that they might discover additional victims when it was safe to enter the building.

The alleged shooter was shot by the police. The authorities said that there was no ongoing threat to the public.

“Hundreds of people” were attending the services at about 10:25 of local time (15:25 g) when the gunman drove a car to the building, William Rene, police chief of Grand Blanc, told reporters.

Then the attacker opened fire with a gun similar to the attack, “firing several rounds of individuals inside the church,” said René’s president.

He said that the police immediately responded to the scene, adding that the officers “are participating in the shooting with this particular individual, which greets this suspect.”

Nine people suffered from fireworks and were treated in the hospital, and some victims “in critical condition”.

The police chief said: “We are still trying to determine when and where the fire ended and started.” “We believe that he was deliberately appointed by the suspect.”

The suspect has not been named. Investigators conduct a search for men’s property and examine his cell phone records while working to establish a motivation.

In a statement, The Church of Jesus Christ for my last days He stressed that the gunman opened fire during worship services, and “multiple individuals were injured.”

“We pray for peace and recovery to all concerned,” he said.

Grand Blanc Police said 100 FBI agents had been deployed to help the investigation.

President Donald Trump said he was briefed on the shooting, and confirmed that the FBI would lead the Federal investigation.

Writing on social truth, described it as “another targeted attack on Christians in the United States of America.”

US Public Prosecutor Bam Bondi said in a post about X that she had received a briefing on “what appears to be a terrible shooting” in the church.

“Such violence in the place of worship is scary and frightening,” Bondi said. “Please join me in prayer for the victims of this terrible tragedy.”

Michigan’s governor condemned Gretchen and the accident has passed, saying: “Violence anywhere, especially in the place of worship, is unacceptable,” adding that she was watching the situation.