"GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A gunman opened fire inside a church in Michigan during Sunday services before apparently setting the building ablaze, killing at least two people and injuring several others before police shot him, authorities said Hundreds of people were inside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township when a 40-year-old man rammed a pickup truck through the front door, then got out of the vehicle and started shooting, Police Chief William Renye told reporters."
"Police said they did not yet have a motive for the fire or shooting. Investigators are searching the suspect's residence in nearby Burton. Authorities did not provide any additional details about the suspect, including whether he was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church. It was the latest of many shooting attacks on houses of worship in the U.S. over the past 20 years,"
Hundreds were inside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township during Sunday services when a 40-year-old man rammed a pickup through the front door, exited and began shooting. The suspect apparently set the building on fire and was pursued by two officers who "engaged in gunfire," killing him. Flames and smoke poured for hours before firefighters extinguished the blaze; first responders sifted through wreckage expecting additional victims. Police initially reported nine injured; later one more person died from a gunshot wound at a hospital. Investigators have not determined a motive and are searching the suspect's residence in Burton. President Donald Trump was briefed.
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