"A gunman opened fire inside a Michigan church during Sunday services, inflicting casualties after ramming his vehicle into the front door of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township. It was the latest of many shooting attacks on houses of worship in the U.S. over the past 20 years. Here's a list of some of the most notable attacks."
"August 27, 2025: Two children were killed and several others were injured in a shooting that happened during Mass at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis. The shooter, who authorities say died of a self-inflicted gunshot, was a former student at the parish's school. June 16, 2022: A gunman opened fire at a potluck dinner at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, killing three people."
"Oct. 27, 2018: Eleven Jews attending services at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh were fatally shot by a white supremacist with a history of antisemitism. The gunman, Robert Bowers, faces execution after his conviction on multiple federal charges. Nov. 5, 2017: A family feud is believed to have prompted the deadliest mass shooting in modern Texas history. Twenty-five people, including a pregnant woman, were killed at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas."
A gunman rammed his vehicle into the front door of a Latter-day Saints church in Grand Blanc Township and opened fire during Sunday services, causing casualties. The attack continues a twenty-year pattern of shootings targeting houses of worship across the United States. Notable incidents include the August 27, 2025 Mass shooting in Minneapolis that killed two children, the June 16, 2022 potluck attack in Vestavia Hills that killed three, the October 27, 2018 Tree of Life synagogue massacre that killed eleven, and the November 5, 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting that killed twenty-five people.
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