Overview

• Authorities confirmed eight people were wounded, ages 6 to 78, with one in critical condition after the Sunday morning attack in Grand Blanc Township.
• Police say the attacker rammed a pickup into the church, opened fire with an assault-style rifle, and used gasoline to start a blaze; suspected explosive devices were recovered at the scene.
• Officers arrived within about 30 seconds of 911 calls and shot the suspect dead roughly eight minutes after the incident began.
• The FBI is leading the investigation with more than 100 personnel, conducting searches of the suspect’s residence and records as the motive remains undetermined.
• The chapel was deemed a total loss, and officials credited congregants and nearby medical staff with shielding and rescuing worshippers during the chaos.