Several people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan, police have said.<\/p>\n
There is no ongoing threat to the public, officers added, saying that the suspect “is down”. It isn’t immediately clear whether they are dead or in custody.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Grand Blanc Township Police Department added that the church was “actively on fire” and urged the public to avoid the area.<\/p>\n
The shooting took place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit.<\/p>\n
Michigan<\/strong><\/a> governor Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement that “my heart is breaking for the Grand Blanc community” after the shooting.<\/p>\n She added: “Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable. I am grateful to the first responders who took action quickly.”<\/p>\n X<\/p>\n This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to X cookies. Enable Cookies<\/a> Sheriff: ‘Entire church is on fire’<\/strong><\/p>\n According to a video update reported by Sky News’ US partner network, NBC News, the Genesee County sheriff stated that the fire at the church is still active.<\/p>\n Christopher Swanson said at around 5.20pm in the UK that the “entire church is on fire,” and confirmed that people who were at the church have been evacuated.<\/p>\n US attorney general Pam Bondi also confirmed that the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are responding to the incident.<\/p>\n John James, a Republican representative, added on social media that he was “horrified” about the reports.<\/p>\n “On this Sunday, a day meant for worship and peace, such violence is a grave evil,” he added.<\/p>\n “Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and the entire community.”<\/p>\n The shooting occurred the morning after Russell M Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at 101.<\/p>\n This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/p>\n Please refresh the page for the latest version.<\/p>\n You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app<\/strong><\/a>. You can also follow us on WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a> and subscribe to our YouTube channel<\/strong><\/a> to keep up with the latest news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan, police have said. There is no ongoing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458309,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-458308","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-news","9":"tag-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115282945349185975","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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