Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan.
An ‘active shooter’ opened fire at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Grand Blanc on Sunday morning, according to local law enforcement.
Grand Blanc Township Police Department said there were ‘multiple victims and the shooter is down’ at around 11.13am. It’s unclear whether there are any fatalities.
The department also said the church was on fire in the aftermath of the shooting.
‘There has been an active shooter at the church of Latter Day Saints on McCandlish Road,’ they said in a statement.
‘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.’
Grand Blanc is a suburb of Flint, located around 60 miles northwest of central Detroit.
Multiple people have been shot at a church in Michigan. The church was set on fire amid the horror, as shown above in a drone shot from the scene on Sunday morning
Grand Blanc Police said the church was on fire. Photographs and video shared on social media show the blaze tearing through the church with a large plume of smoke overhead
Emergency vehicles could be seen parked outside as first responders rushed to help the wounded amid the huge blaze at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Grand Blanc on Sunday
The ‘active shooter’ targeted the Church of Latter Day Saints (pictured) in Grand Blanc
Photographs and video shared on social media show a fire tearing through the church with a large plume of smoke overhead.
Emergency vehicles could be seen parked outside as first responders rushed to help the wounded.
At least one person was carried away from the scene on a stretcher as smoke spread in all directions.
The shooter has not been publicly identified. A motive for the violent rampage has not been given.
Writing on social media, several witnesses said at least four people had been killed, though police have not published an official death toll.
One witness said the church had been ‘completely destroyed’ by the blaze, and that they saw the shooter’s truck parked in front of the building.
Sheriff Swanson of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said ‘the entire church is on fire’ as he spoke in a live video from the scene.
‘We do have multiple victims,’ he added.
Police said just before 1pm that the fire had been ‘contained’.
‘We do not have names of victims at his time,’ police said.
Grand Blanc is a suburb of Flint, located around 60 miles northwest of central Detroit
Emergency vehicles could be seen parked outside as first responders rushed to help the wounded amid the huge blaze at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Grand Blanc on Sunday
Daily Mail has reached out to the sheriff’s office and Grand Blanc Township Police Department for more information.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer condemned the atrocity in an X post.
‘My heart is breaking for the Grand Blanc community,’ she wrote. ‘Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable.
‘I am grateful to the first responders who took action quickly.
‘We will continue to monitor this situation and hold the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Grand Blanc close.’
This is a breaking news story with updates to follow.
