Gunfire and church fire in Grand Blanc, shooter down

Several people were shot and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, was set ablaze on Sunday morning, local police said, prompting a large emergency response and evacuation of the immediate area. Grand Blanc Township Police Department said the shooter was down and there was no ongoing threat to the public.

Police issued a brief statement saying the incident unfolded around 11:13 a.m. at the church on McCandlish Road. Videos circulating online showed heavy smoke pouring from the building and firefighters working at the scene. Police urged residents to avoid the area and directed people who were at the church to a nearby pavilion for reunification, with an offsite reunification center established at the Trillium Theater at Holly and McCandlish.

Fire officials said the blaze escalated rapidly. Genesee Township Fire Operations reported the response reached a fifth alarm and there were reports of structural collapse and multiple entrapments, according to officials on scene. Emergency crews, including numerous fire and medical units, were visible in footage shared from the area. Authorities did not immediately release a definitive count of injuries...