Photos show aftermath of a shooting and fire at a Michigan church
Byline: Associated Press
Joanne Green of Fenton, 75, top right, and McKenna Harrington of Davison, 25, second from right, comfort Katelyn Kruse of Fenton, 26, center, after Kruse was present at the scene of a shooting and structure fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on McCandlish Road in Grand Blanc, Mich., Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Katy Kildee/Detroit News via AP)
Original Publication Date: September 28, 2025 6:06PM
Publication Updated: September 29, 2025 2:32PM
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service and set the building ablaze, killing multiple people and injuring others before police shot him, authorities said.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Little remained of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel the day after a former Marine opened fire and set the building ablaze in Grand Blanc Township, Mich., Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)A vehicle that was rammed into the building is surrounded by smoke as a firefighter works on the scene at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Mich., Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Lukas Katilius/The Flint Journal via AP)Emergency responders work the scene outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following a shooting and fire in Grand Blanc, Mich., Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Lukas Katilius/The Flint Journal via AP)Dan Beazley carries his 10-foot-cross to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Fire department personnel stand along McCandlish Road near a shooting that took place at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Grand Blanc, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)Bullet holes are seen on a crossover utility vehicle parked near the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Emergency responders work the scene outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following a shooting and fire in Grand Blanc, Mich., Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Lukas Katilius/The Flint Journal via AP)Emergency responders work the scene outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints following a shooting and fire in Grand Blanc, Mich., Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Lukas Katilius/The Flint Journal via AP)A Michigan State Trooper stands with a robot along East Atherton Road near the home of a suspect allegedly involved in a shooting at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Burton, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)Fire and law enforcement officers stand outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 in Grand Blanc, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Attendees hold their lit candles during a vigil for a nearby church shooting held at Holy Redeemer Church in Burton, Mich., Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)Flowers are left at a police blockade near the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025 in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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