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| Several injured in shooting and fire at Latter-day Saints church in Michigan | |
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| Several people were injured after a shooting and a fire at a Mormon church in Michigan, local police say. | |
| Officials said there was an active shooter incident at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, a town 60 miles (96 km) northwest of Detroit, on Sunday morning. | |
| "There are multiple victims and the shooter is down," police said. "The church is actively on fire." | "There are multiple victims and the shooter is down," police said. "The church is actively on fire." |
| The Grand Blanc Township Police Department said there was no further threat to the public. | The Grand Blanc Township Police Department said there was no further threat to the public. |
| It was not immediately clear how many people were injured. Police have not yet named a suspect or specified a motive. | |
| US Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that she had received briefings on "what appears to be a horrific shooting and fire" at the church. | |
| She added that agents with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were on their way to the scene. | |
| "Such violence at a place of worship is heartbreaking and chilling," Bondi said. "Please join me in praying for the victims of this terrible tragedy." | |
| FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed in a statement that federal agents are on the way to assist local authorities. He called the incident "a cowardly and criminal act". | |
| In a separate statement, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said: "Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable," adding that she was monitoring the situation. | |
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