By Anne Snabes, MediaNews Group

The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office will host a “tactical briefing” for faith-based communities on Friday in the wake of Sunday’s attack at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township.

Metro Detroit faith leaders are encouraging houses of worship to review their security plans after the shooting and fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which left five people dead, including the suspected shooter, and eight injured.

Genesee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson said in a Facebook video Tuesday that faith-based communities are looking for “safety and security,” and his agency will host a briefing for them Friday from 2-3:30 p.m.

He said the event is for all faith-based communities in Genesee County, including churches, synagogues, mosques and

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