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U.S. Church Shooting Leaves One Dead, 9 Injured; Suspect Killed By Police
The Sunday attack marks at least the 324th mass shooting in the United States this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. CNN defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people, not including the shooter, are shot.
At least one person has been killed and nine others wounded in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, authorities confirmed.
The Sunday attack marks at least the 324th mass shooting in the United States this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. CNN defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people, not including the shooter, are shot.
According to CNN, the Michigan church shooting came less than 24 hours after another mass shooting in Southport, North Carolina, where a gunman opened fire on a waterfront bar, killing three people and injuring at least eight others.
The tragedy occurred as members of the LDS Church were mourning the death of Russell M. Nelson, the church president who passed away at 101. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of the church, had led the organization since 2018.
Authorities said they plan to execute a search warrant at the suspect’s residence and review cell phone records to determine a possible motive.
Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye identified the suspect as a 40-year-old man from Burton, Michigan, who was killed by police during a shootout at the church.
Renye said the FBI has allocated “100 agents to the area” to help get statements from witnesses.
“As you can imagine, there’s a lot of witnesses that were within the church and that is a lot of witness information statements that we have to obtain,” he said.
According to the chief, hundreds of people were attending the service at the time of the attack.
