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The Hindu
15 hours ago
- The Hindu
Shooting at Michigan church: Suspect shot, killed by security guard after attack, say police
A gunman opened fire during a service at a suburban Detroit church, wounding one person before he was shot and killed by a security guard, police said. The shooting happened on Sunday (June 23, 2025) at around 11 a.m. in CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 people some 40 km west of Detroit, the church's pastor, Bobby Kelly Jr, told the Detroit News. Police said one person was shot in the leg. Kelly said a church member ran the suspect over with his truck, giving the security guard time to shoot him. Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old white male. The person who was shot in the leg was the security guard, the pastor told the newspaper. No one else was hurt, he said. About 150 people were attending the service, Mr. Kelly said. Worshipper Wendy Bodin said she heard a loud 'boom', and when she looked outside, she saw a man sprawled out on the grass in front of the church. 'I thought he got hit or crashed his car or was hurt,' Ms. Bodin told WXYZ-TV. "And another lady saw and pointed to me and said oh my, call 911!'' Wayne Police Deputy Chief Finley Carter III said it was too early to know why the church was attacked. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino tweeted that bureau 'leadership and support teams' were at the scene and helping with the investigation. Messages left by The Associated Press on Sunday on voicemail and a Facebook page for the church were not immediately returned.
CBS News
15 hours ago
- CBS News
1 injured, suspect dead after shooting at church in Wayne
One person was shot at a church in Wayne, Michigan, on Sunday morning and an alleged gunman was killed following the shooting, police said. Chief Ryan Strong said 911 calls about the shooting at CrossPointe Community Church on the 36000 block of Glenwood Road started coming in around 11:06 a.m. Investigators say the suspect, later identified by officials as a 31-year-old White man from Romulus, Michigan, was driving recklessly when he arrived at the church. "The suspect exited his vehicle wearing a tactical vest, armed with a long gun and handgun," Strong said. The man then started firing one of his weapons at the church from the outside, police said. One of the parishioners struck the man with his vehicle, and at least two staff members shot at him, killing the attacker, police said. A livestream of the church's morning service showed parishioners, including several women and children, running to the back of the church when they heard the gunshots. CrossPointe Community Church Pastor Bobby Kelly Jr. said there were about 150 people at the service at the time. One of the staff members who shot at the man was a security guard for the church, police said. He was shot in the leg by the gunman. Both employees were taken to the hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening, according to police. Police investigate a shooting outside CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan, on June 22, 2025. WCCO Dan Bongino, the deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said in a post on X Sunday afternoon that leadership and support teams are at the scene "providing assistance and investigative support." Police are working to learn the motive behind the shooting, and say they're not aware of any connection the man has with the church. Pastor Bobby Kelly Jr. spoke with CBS News Detroit about how the parishioners were feeling in the hours after the shooting. "The people who were very distraught and really broken up about this, they still took it very well because they recognized what could've happened that did not happen," he said. Parishioner describes harrowing moments during the shooting Parishioner Dustin Fuoco, who lives on the church property and runs the facility's sound system, told CBS News on Sunday that he initially couldn't find his wife and newborn baby after the gunshots rang out. "I was up in the upper level, so just me and a couple of our tech crew up there, and we heard a round of shots, sounded like probably 10, and it sounded like a jackhammer," Fuoco said. He said the crew heard another round of 10 shots about 20 seconds later. "At that point, we all realized it was a shooter," Fuoco said. "So the first thing I did at that point was, being up there by myself, I ran right downstairs because in the room right next to the first level is the baby room. So that's where my wife and newborn were. And [I was] very terrified because that room was emptied out. So, at that point, everybody's scattering." Fuoco said he ran outside to a wooded area where other parishioners were, and found his wife and newborn around 15 minutes later. This is a developing story. Stay with CBS News Detroit for more information.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Yahoo
Police say church staff shot man with handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police chief said church staff stopped a man armed with a handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting at a church west of Detroit on Sunday morning. Chief Ryan Strong said parishioners at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne spotted the gunman driving recklessly and then saw him exit his vehicle wearing a tactical vest and carrying weapons. The man began firing as he approached the building during a church service and was confronted, Strong said at a news conference. 'A parishioner struck the gunman with his vehicle as the gunman shot the vehicle repeatedly,' Strong said. 'At least two staff members shot the gunman, causing the fatal wounds.' Strong said the gunman's motive remains unclear, but it appears he was suffering from a mental health crisis. The shooting happened around 11 a.m. at the church in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 people some 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Detroit, the church's pastor, Bobby Kelly Jr., told the Detroit News earlier. Kelly said a church member ran the suspect over with his truck, giving security staff time to shoot him. Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old white male. Police said one person was shot in the leg. The pastor said no one else was hurt and about 150 people were attending the service. Worshipper Wendy Bodin said she heard a loud 'boom' and when she looked outside she saw a man sprawled out on the grass in front of the church. 'I thought he got hit or crashed his car or was hurt,' Bodin told WXYZ-TV. 'And another lady saw and pointed to me and said 'oh my, call 911!'' Wayne Police Deputy Chief Finley Carter III said earlier Sunday that it was too early to know a motive. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino tweeted that bureau 'leadership and support teams' were at the scene and helping with the investigation. Messages left by The Associated Press on Sunday on voicemail and a Facebook page for the church were not immediately returned. ___ This story has been updated to correct the capitalization of CrossePointe. The Associated Press
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Wayne church shooter suspect killed by security guard in Michigan, FBI says support team on ground
Wayne Church shooter was shot dead by the security guard of the church. A gunman opened fire during a service at Crosspoint Community Church in Wayne, a city outside Detroit in Michigan. The gunman wounded one person before a security guard of the church took him down. Church's pastor, Bobby Kelly Jr said a church member ran the suspect over with his truck, giving the security guard time to shoot him. Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old White male. About 150 people were attending the service. FBI deputy director Dan Bongino said the agency's support team is on the ground. "Our leadership and support teams are on the ground, at the scene, in Wayne, Michigan providing assistance and investigative support," Bongino said
The Guardian
a day ago
- The Guardian
Gun-wielding attacker killed at church in suburban Detroit
A gunman opened fire during a service at a suburban Detroit church on Sunday, wounding one person before he was shot and killed by a security guard, police said. The person shot in the leg was the security guard, according to what the church's pastor told the Detroit News. No one else was hurt in part because a church member ran the attacker over with a truck, said the CrossPointe Community church pastor Bobby Kelly Jr. The shooting happened at CrossPointe in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 people, at about 11am, Kelly Jr told the Detroit News. Kelly said the security guard had time to shoot the attacker because the attacker was run over by a church member driving a truck. 'He was run over by one of our members who saw this happening when he was coming into church,' Kelly said to the newspaper. Police described the slain intruder as a 31-year-old white male. In a statement shortly before noon on Sunday, authorities asked the public to avoid the area around the church, saying the investigation into the violence there remained under active investigation. About 150 people were attending the service, including children, Kelly said. Congregants' startled reaction to the gunfire on Sunday was captured on the service's online live stream. Kelly told the Detroit News that members of the CrossPointe church started a security team about a decade ago in response to violence at other places of worship around the US, although his congregation in Wayne had not received threats of violence. 'We are sitting ducks to someone who wants to come and do harm,' Kelly said to the newspaper. Kelly reportedly added that the children in attendance on Sunday were 'doing good' after the attack and that congregants were supporting each other. He told the Detroit News his church would 'put a formal plan in place for the aftermath' of Sunday. The Associated Press contributed reporting
