Multiple people shot at Michigan Mormon church Sunday morning: police
Multiple people have been shot at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan on Sunday morning, according to police.
The Grand Blanc Township Police Department said the shooter is down and there is no active threat to the public.
Police have not specified the condition of the victims.
The church on McCandlish Road is currently on fire and people are asked to avoid the area.
A reunification place for people off-site is the Trillium Theater.
In
, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said the area had been evacuated and promised more updates later.
“This is a dynamic scene,” he said.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer expressed condolences in a post to X and said, “violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable.”
— Governor Gretchen Whitmer (@GovWhitmer) September 28, 2025
Grand Blanc is a suburb of Flint, about 100 kilometres northwest of Detroit.
The shooting comes a day after Russell M. Nelson, the parent church’s oldest-ever president, died at 101. He’s expected to be replaced by 93-year-old
Dallin H. Oaks, the current longest-serving apostle.
More to come.
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