Patel says FBI assisting response to Michigan Mormon church shooting [View all]

Source: The Hill

09/28/25 1:16 PM ET


FBI Director Kash Patel said his agency is tracking reports of Sunday’s deadly shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Michigan.

“We are tracking reports of the horrific shooting and fire at an LDS church in Grand Blanc, Michigan. @FBI agents are on the scene to assist local authorities,” Patel said in a post on the social platform X. “Violence in a place of worship is a cowardly and criminal act. Our prayers are with the victims and their families during this terrible tragedy,” he added.

Attorney General Pam Bondi also said on X that she was “receiving briefings about what appears to be a horrific shooting and fire at an LDS church in Grand Blanc, Michigan.” “@FBI and @ATFHQ agents are en route to the scene now,” she added. “Such violence at a place of worship is heartbreaking and chilling. Please join me in praying for the victims of this terrible tragedy.”

Authorities said one person was dead and 10 others injured after a man drove through the front doors of the church. The suspect was declared dead after an exchange of gunfire with authorities, the local police chief said during a press conference Sunday afternoon.

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