GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Authorities say three people are dead — including the suspected gunman, who was shot and killed by police — and a total of 10 people were shot when a man drove a pickup truck into a Mormon church during Sunday services , opened fire on the congregation and set the building ablaze.
Hundreds of people were inside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township when the violence began late Sunday morning, according to Police Chief William Renye. He said a 40-year-old man rammed a pickup truck through the church’s front doors, got out and started shooting before allegedly setting the building on fire.
The suspect fled the church on foot and was pursued by two officers, Renye said. The officers “engaged in gunfire” with the suspect, who was shot