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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
Michigan police ID slain church shooter, reveal his connection to congregation
Michigan police have released the identity of the gunman who opened fire on a Sunday church service in Wayne, Michigan. The Wayne Police Department named the now-deceased shooter as Brian Anthony Browning, 31, of Romulus, Michigan. Police have not commented on a potential motive, but they said Browning's mother is a member of the church, and the suspect attended services two or three times over the last year. "We are grateful for the heroic actions of the church's staff members, who undoubtedly saved many lives and prevented a large-scale mass shooting," Wayne Police Chief Ryan Strong said during a press conference. Browning was armed with an AR-15-style rifle, more than a dozen fully-loaded magazines, a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, police said. Armed Gunman Shot Dead After Opening Fire At Sunday Church Service Police received multiple 911 calls from CrossPointe Community Church on Sunday at 11:06 a.m. reporting a White male suspect, wearing camouflage clothing and a tactical vest, getting guns out of his car to go into the church. Read On The Fox News App A witness told officials he saw the suspect driving a silver SUV "erratically in the church parking lot before he parked the vehicle on the west side of the building," police said in a press release. WATCH: Police ID slain church shooting suspect, say his mother was a parishioner Florida Man Shot After Pointing Bb Gun That Resembled 'Realistic-looking' Rifle At Officers: Police Minutes later, police received multiple 911 calls reporting that shots had been fired, and a parishioner driving a pickup truck struck the alleged gunman in the parking lot. A church security guard then neutralized the shooter, according to police. "The church security team was alerted by the [gunfire] and reacted quickly to engage the suspect outside the main entrance doors of the church," police said. "The security team locked the front doors and exchanged [gunfire] with the suspect, who was shot and killed by a member of the security team. Officers arrived on scene and performed life-saving measures, but the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene by Wayne Fire Rescue." Gunman Remains At Large After Shooting Five People At Connecticut Mall One person sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg, and authorities transported that person to a nearby hospital. The victim remains in stable condition after a successful surgical procedure, according to officials. Teen Engineering Student Dies After 'Intentional' Gunfire Penetrates Floor During Party Police executed a search warrant at the suspect's home and located additional rifles, several semi-automatic handguns and a "large amount of ammunition," all of which were confiscated. The suspect had no priors, but a preliminary investigation revealed that "he may have been suffering a mental health crisis," police said, adding that "[t]here is no evidence to believe that this act of violence has any connection with the conflict in the Middle East." Police also confirmed that an online live-stream of the Sunday service showed parishioners reacting to the shooting. The Wayne Police Department's investigation into the shooting is active and ongoing. Fox News' Peter D'Abrosca and Russell Byers contributed to this article source: Michigan police ID slain church shooter, reveal his connection to congregation
NBC News
23-06-2025
- NBC News
Police identify Michigan church shooting suspect as local man who attended with his mother
A man was shot dead by a security guard on Sunday after he opened fire outside a Michigan church during a service has been identified as a 31-year-old who attended the church with his mother. Brian Anthony Browning, from Romulus, Michigan, was armed with an AR-15-style assault rifle with more than a dozen magazines of ammunition, a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, Wayne Police Department said in a statement. "The suspect's mother is a member of the church, in which he has attended church services two or three times over the course of the last year," the statement said. Police said their ongoing investigation suggests "he may have been suffering a mental health crisis" and had no prior contact with law enforcement officers. There have been no details on the possible motive for the shooting, but police pointed out there was no evidence to suggest it was linked to ongoing conflict in the Middle East, as has been the case in recent attacks across the U.S. The suspect had no previous contacts with the Wayne Police Department or a criminal history. Police were first called to CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, a western suburb of Detroit, at 11:06 a.m., to reports of a white man wearing camouflage gear and a tactical vest. One witness said he was driving a silver SUV "erratically" in the parking lot. Minutes later, further 911 calls said the suspect fired a weapon, before a parishioner driving a pickup truck hit the suspect with his vehicle. CrossPointe Community Church Senior Pastor Bobby Kelly Jr said the churchgoer noticed the shooting was in progress and drove towards the shooter, striking him. "He was run over by one of our members who saw this happening when he was coming into church," Kelly told the Detroit News, adding that this allowed the security team to return fire. "The church security team was alerted by the gunfire and reacted quickly to engage the suspect outside the main entrance doors of the church," the Wayne Police Department said in a statement. The front doors were locked, and a member of the security team shot and killed the suspect. One member of the security team was shot twice in the leg in what authorities said was a "non-life-threatening" injury. Police said he was in a stable condition in a local hospital, having undergone successful surgery Sunday night. Bullets were fired into the church, Kelly said, but no one else was injured during the shooting. Officers gave life-saving treatment to the suspect, but he was pronounced dead at the scene by Wayne Fire Rescue. Police searched Browning's home and found even more weapons, including rifles, semi-automatic handguns, and a large amount of ammunition. The recording of an internet livestream of the church service, which shows parishioners ducking and running out of the room, is genuine, police said. "We are grateful for the heroic actions of the church's staff members, who undoubtedly saved many lives and prevented a large-scale mass shooting," Police Chief Ryan Strong said in a Sunday news conference. State Sen. Darrin Camilleri, who represents Wayne, said in a statement on X that it was "deeply disturbing" that a gunman would target a place of worship.
