Four killed in shooting and fire at Latter-day Saints church in Grand Blanc, Michigan

Four people were killed and others were injured after an armed man opened fire at a Mormon church in Grand Plank, Michigan, United States, and set fire to the building, according to reports. Police then shot and killed the man, the source states. American authorities said the attack took place at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Last Days, the name the source gives for the congregation.

An official said the man, who was 40 years old, broke through the front door of the church and then got out of a car and began shooting. The official said hundreds of people were inside the church during the attack. After the man left the building, which police believe he had deliberately set on fire, two police officers chased him and, the official said, the two sides exchanged fire. The man died. The motives for the attack have not been specified.

Police said there was no current threat to the public. Authorities have not released details about the condition of the injured people who survived the incident. Care for those who were hurt remains the immediate concern, as the community waits for further information (Psalm 34:18).

Images shared on social media showed smoke rising from the building and firefighters working to put out the fire. Fire trucks and emergency vehicles were parked nearby.

The church sits on a property with a parking lot and a large grassy area. It is near homes and a Jehovah’s Witnesses church in Grand Planck, a community of about 8,000 people on the outskirts of Flint.

Source: Read the original report (translated from Arabic)