Multiple people shot at Mormon church in US, gunman down: police | World News

Several people were shot at a Mormon church in Michigan. (Representational/File Photo)

Several people were shot at a Mormon church in Michigan, US, on Sunday and the suspected gunman is down, police said, according to the Associated Press (AP).

The incident happened at The Church of Jesus Chr of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 80 km north of Detroit. Police also reported that the church building was on fire.
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Authorities said there was no further threat to the public.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement: “My heart is breaking for the Grand Blanc community. Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable,” AP reported.

The church is located in a residential part of Grand Blanc, a community of around 8,000 people near Flint. It is surrounded a car park and a large lawn and stands close to a Jehovah’s Witnesses’ church.

The shooting took place just one day after Russell M. Nelson, the president of The Church of Jesus Chr of Latter-day Saints, died at the age of 101. Following church protocol, his successor is expected to be Dallin H. Oaks, AP said.