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Yahoo
14 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Michigan Church Deacon Ran Over Active Shooter With a Ford F-150 Truck: Reports
Parishioners at a church in Wayne, MI, ran for their lives in the midst of an active shooter scare. Outside, a deacon and security guard were teaming up in different ways to put an end to the threat. The moment the parishioners learned something was happening outside CrossPointe Community Church was captured on video. It turned out that a security guard at the church shot and killed the active shooter, according to Click on Detroit. Another person - later named as that security guard - was shot in the leg, the television station reported, adding that the church was live streaming the service when the shooting erupted. The Detroit News reported that the security guard shot the suspect after "a member ran the shooter over in a Ford F-150 truck." That member was a deacon at the church, the newspaper noted. "He was run over by one of our members who saw this happening when he was coming into church," Pastor Bobby Kelly Jr. said to the Detroit News. The video shows a woman addressing the congregation before people started to become aware that something bad was unfolding off camera. They then ducked and ran out of the church. Wayne Police Deputy Chief Finley Carter told the Detroit News that the suspect, 31, was not a member. His name was not released. The motive was not clear. A "special vacation Bible school service" was being held at the church when the shooting occurred, but the active shooter never made it inside the building, the newspaper reported. The newspaper added that the church had added a security team in response to other violence that occurred at church in different areas of the Church Deacon Ran Over Active Shooter With a Ford F-150 Truck: Reports first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 22, 2025
CBS News
4 hours ago
- CBS News
1 injured, suspect dead after shooting at church in Wayne
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 a 31-year-old White man 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. 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. WCCO 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, and say they're not aware of any connection the man has with 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. 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. This is a developing story. Stay with CBS News Detroit for more information.
CTV News
5 hours ago
- CTV News
Police say a man opened fire outside Michigan church before staff fatally shot him, averting mass shooting
WAYNE, Mich. — A Michigan police chief said church staff stopped a man armed with a handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting at a church west of Detroit on Sunday morning. Chief Ryan Strong said parishioners at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne spotted the gunman driving recklessly and then saw him exit his vehicle wearing a tactical vest and carrying weapons. The man began firing as he approached the building during a church service and was confronted, Strong said at a news conference. 'A parishioner struck the gunman with his vehicle as the gunman shot the vehicle repeatedly,' Strong said. 'At least two staff members shot the gunman, causing the fatal wounds.' Strong said the gunman's motive remains unclear, but it appears he was suffering from a mental health crisis. The shooting happened around 11 a.m. at the church in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 people some 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Detroit, the church's pastor, Bobby Kelly Jr., told the Detroit News earlier. Kelly said a church member ran the suspect over with his truck, giving security staff time to shoot him. Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old white male. Police said one person was shot in the leg. The pastor said no one else was hurt and about 150 people were attending the service. Worshipper Wendy Bodin said she heard a loud 'boom' and when she looked outside she saw a man sprawled out on the grass in front of the church. 'I thought he got hit or crashed his car or was hurt,' Bodin told WXYZ-TV. 'And another lady saw and pointed to me and said 'oh my, call 911!'' Wayne Police Deputy Chief Finley Carter III said earlier Sunday that it was too early to know a motive. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino tweeted that bureau 'leadership and support teams' were at the scene and helping with the investigation. Messages left by The Associated Press on Sunday on voicemail and a Facebook page for the church were not immediately returned.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Yahoo
Police say church staff shot man with handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting
WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police chief said church staff stopped a man armed with a handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting at a church west of Detroit on Sunday morning. Chief Ryan Strong said parishioners at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne spotted the gunman driving recklessly and then saw him exit his vehicle wearing a tactical vest and carrying weapons. The man began firing as he approached the building during a church service and was confronted, Strong said at a news conference. 'A parishioner struck the gunman with his vehicle as the gunman shot the vehicle repeatedly,' Strong said. 'At least two staff members shot the gunman, causing the fatal wounds.' Strong said the gunman's motive remains unclear, but it appears he was suffering from a mental health crisis. The shooting happened around 11 a.m. at the church in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 people some 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Detroit, the church's pastor, Bobby Kelly Jr., told the Detroit News earlier. Kelly said a church member ran the suspect over with his truck, giving security staff time to shoot him. Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old white male. Police said one person was shot in the leg. The pastor said no one else was hurt and about 150 people were attending the service. Worshipper Wendy Bodin said she heard a loud 'boom' and when she looked outside she saw a man sprawled out on the grass in front of the church. 'I thought he got hit or crashed his car or was hurt,' Bodin told WXYZ-TV. 'And another lady saw and pointed to me and said 'oh my, call 911!'' Wayne Police Deputy Chief Finley Carter III said earlier Sunday that it was too early to know a motive. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino tweeted that bureau 'leadership and support teams' were at the scene and helping with the investigation. Messages left by The Associated Press on Sunday on voicemail and a Facebook page for the church were not immediately returned. ___ This story has been updated to correct the capitalization of CrossePointe. The Associated Press
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Yahoo
Police: Suspect shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a church in Michigan
A gunman opened fire during a service at a suburban Detroit church on Sunday, wounding one person before he was shot and killed by a security guard, police said. The shooting 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 suspect over with his truck, giving the security guard time to shoot him. Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old White male. 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 left by The Associated Press on Sunday with the Wayne Police Department, on the church voicemail and on the church's Facebook page were not immediately returned. This story has been updated with additional details.
