A Michigan police chief says church staff fatally shot a man armed with a handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting at a church west of Detroit.

WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — A man who opened fire outside a Michigan church filled with worshippers on Sunday was struck by a vehicle and then fatally shot by security staff who averted a potential mass shooting, police said.

Churchgoers attending a morning service at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne spotted the gunman driving recklessly and then saw him exit his car wearing a tactical vest and carrying a rifle and a handgun, police Chief Ryan Strong said at an evening news conference.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldOP
    14·
    10 days ago

    Kinda nice to read about a mass shooting averted, since it basically never happens, but the notion of a church having armed security made me laugh a little. The people who go to this church know perfectly well how powerless their faith really is.

    • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      9·
      10 days ago

      I actually wonder why this church was prepared for that. Synagogues will often have armed security but that’s because they’re a target for Nazi extremists.