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CBS News
24-06-2025
- CBS News
1 injured, suspect dead after shooting at church in Wayne, Michigan
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 31-year-old Brian Anthony Browning 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. The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene by Wayne Fire Rescue. A security guard who shot at the gunman spoke with CBS News Monday. "It took me a minute to process what I was seeing outside the front doors. He was spraying bullets. There's bullets all through the front of the building. There's bullet holes and tables in the lobby and chairs. There's bullet holes everywhere," Jay Trombley said. "The weight is coming. I know I did something yesterday that is going to stick with me for the rest of my life. I took a life yesterday, but I saved a lot of lives." 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. WJZ 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. They have learned that the suspect's mother is a member of the church and he did attend services there two or three times in the past year. He did not have a criminal history or any previous contacts with the Wayne Police Department. The suspect was armed with an AR-15 style rifle with more than a dozen fully loaded magazines, a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine and "hundreds of rounds of ammunition," a follow up police report issued Monday morning said. There has been a search warrant served at his home, where additional rifles, several more semi-automatic handguns and an additional large amount of ammunition was seized and confiscated. Statements from 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. Kelly also issued a written statement to the media Monday about the incident, which reads in part: As details emerge, we are seeing God's hand of protection more clearly in what could have been, simply wasn't. There are many heroes, both men and women who acted bravely and selflessly to prevent an all out catastrophe. Among these were the members of our security team who engaged the subject and subdued the threat. There is also the church member who was divinely positioned to see the assailant approaching the church in full tactical gear, including an assault rifle, and acted swiftly to hit him with his truck, injuring him. This action kept the gunman from ever entering the building and gave our security team extra needed seconds to respond. Glory to God! To the Wayne Police, EMS, and Fire, along with the other localities that arrived on scene, thank you for your very swift response to secure the scene and offer support and comfort as we tried to catch our breath from this attack. Lastly, we are extremely encouraged by the response from several local churches, grief counseling agencies who have reached out to assist. We will be taking advantage of as much as we can to help us move forward. But most importantly, thank you for all of your many prayers. They are much needed at this time. 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.
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Yahoo
Man Opens Fire into a Michigan Church, Deacon Runs Him Over with a Truck to Stop the Attack
A shooting at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan, on June 22 injured one person The attack ended with a deacon running the male shooter over and a church security guard fatally shooting him The church's pastor said the shooter did not appear to be a member of the congregationAfter a man opened fire on a Sunday service in Michigan, a church deacon and security guard stepped in to stop him. On the morning of June 22, there was an active shooter at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, a Detroit suburb, according to a spokesperson for the Wayne Police Department (WPD). A church security guard shot and killed the attacker before officers arrived on the scene, the spokesperson told PEOPLE. The security guard had time to take aim at the shooter — whom police identified as a 31-year-old White male — because a deacon ran him over, according to the pastor, who was on the scene. The attacker 'was run over by one of our members who saw this happening when he was coming into church," Senior Pastor Bobby Kelly Jr. told Detroit News. The deacon ran over the attacker in a Ford F-150 truck, the outlet reported. Only one person, whom Detroit News identified as a security guard, was injured in the June 22 attack. According to the local outlet, the shooter fired multiple shots into the church, but did not enter the building, where Kelly estimated that 150 people were gathered. Footage from a livestream of the service — which had more children in attendance than usual, per Kelly — shows the moment when those inside the church became aware of the attack. 'Get down,' someone can be heard saying, as people began to scramble. 'Everybody to the back. Please, everybody, come to the back,' a different church leader then states, directing the group to the rear of the building. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. In the wake of the attack, Kelly told Detroit News that CrossPointe Community Church members are supporting each other, and the children present for the June 22 attack are 'doing good.' As for the path forward, the pastor said, 'We will be convening our leadership to put a formal plan in place for the aftermath.' The pastor also said the attacker did not appear to be a member of the church. The investigation into the shooting is 'ongoing with multiple agencies on scene,' a spokesperson for the WPD told PEOPLE, adding that police will share more information in the evening of June 22. Read the original article on People
Hamilton Spectator
22-06-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
Police: Suspect shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a church in Michigan
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire during a service at a suburban Detroit church on Sunday, wounding at least one person before a security guard killed him, police said. The incident happened at Crosspointe Community Church in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 people outside Detroit around 11 a.m., 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 shooter over with his truck, giving the security guard time to shoot him. 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, Kelly said. Messages The Associated Press left Sunday morning with the Wayne Police Department, on the church voicemail and on the church's Facebook page were not immediately returned. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Winnipeg Free Press
22-06-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Police: Suspect shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a church in Michigan
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire during a service at a suburban Detroit church on Sunday, wounding at least one person before a security guard killed him, police said. The incident happened at Crosspointe Community Church in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 people outside Detroit around 11 a.m., 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 shooter over with his truck, giving the security guard time to shoot him. 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, Kelly said. Messages The Associated Press left Sunday morning with the Wayne Police Department, on the church voicemail and on the church's Facebook page were not immediately returned.
