Overview

• Police said the attacker drove a vehicle through the church’s front entrance during Sunday services and opened fire with an assault-style rifle.
• The gunman, described as a 40-year-old man from Burton, exchanged fire with Grand Blanc Township officers and was fatally shot, according to the police chief.
• Authorities reported one person dead and nine hospitalized with various injuries, with a full accounting of victims still underway.
• Fire crews battled a large blaze at the meetinghouse, which reached multiple alarms and was later reported contained, as earlier reports noted possible entrapments.
• Reunification has been consolidated at the Trillium Theater, roads near McCandlish Road remain restricted, and the FBI and ATF are assisting local investigators.