{"id":2492213,"date":"2025-09-28T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-identify-mormon-church-shooter-2nd-victim-now-deceased\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T17:59:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:59:51","slug":"police-identify-mormon-church-shooter-2nd-victim-now-deceased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-identify-mormon-church-shooter-2nd-victim-now-deceased\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Identify Mormon Church Shooter, 2nd Victim Now Deceased"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-identify-mormon-church-shooter-2nd-victim-now-deceased%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2492213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On September 28, 2025, a violent attack occurred at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan.A gunman rammed a truck into the building, opened fire on parishioners, and set the church on fire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-will-not-meet-hamass-delusional-demands-for-hostage-deal-netanyahu-says\/\" title=\"Netanyahu: Israel rejects Hamas&#039; &#039;unrealistic&#039; demands for hostage deal\">causing extensive destruction<\/a>. The shooting resulted in multiple casualties: initially reported where two parishioners and the shooter killed, with nine others wounded. Authorities found incendiary or explosive devices at the scene.The suspect, a 40-year-old man from Michigan, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with responding officers, and police are investigating his motive. The community of Grand Blanc, near Flint, is deeply shaken by the attack. President Donald Trump described the incident as another targeted attack on Christians and called for an end to the epidemic of violence in the country. The investigation is ongoing as firefighters continue to extinguish the blaze and search for any additional victims.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Update: Sept. 28, 2025:<\/i><\/b>  The original headline for this article referred to the church in question as &ldquo;Mormon,&rdquo; a term the religion of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints no longer wishes to identify with. <\/p>\n<p>Out of respect for those affected, we have removed the term from the original headline.<\/p>\n<p>Carnage struck a church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, Sunday, leaving multiple dead and wounded parishioners and a church left in ruins. A fire was set by the suspect in the attack at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman and one parishioner were killed while nine people were wounded in the 10:25 a.m. attack, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2025\/09\/28\/grand-blanc-church-shooting\/86405914007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Free Press<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/michigan-church-shooting-live-updates-rcna234221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiple reports<\/a> since confirmed a second parishioner had died.<\/p>\n<p>The church had &ldquo;hundreds&rdquo; within it when a truck was rammed the building before its driver opened fire, &ldquo;firing several rounds at individuals within the church,&rdquo; Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said.<\/p>\n<p>The fire that engulfed the church is believed to have been started by the shooter. Sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/michigan-church-shooting-live-updates-rcna234221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>&nbsp;multiple &ldquo;incendiary devices or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-abc-news-reporter-pierre-thomas-did-not-say-the-government-tried-to-kill-trump\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, ABC News Reporter Pierre Thomas Did Not Say The Government Tried To Kill Trump\">explosive devices&#038;rdquo<\/a>; were found at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Officers who are trained immediately responded to the area. One is a DNR (Department of Natural Resources) officer. One was a Grand Blanc Township officer. They met the suspect and engaged in gunfire with that particular individual, neutralizing that suspect, and that suspect is no longer with us,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Township Supervisor Scott Bennett said the community is &ldquo;heartbroken.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-used-extreme-rhetoric-within-48-hours\/\" title=\"Biden used extreme rhetoric within 48 hours\">violence doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t happen in our community &hellip; We appreciate the outpouring of support,&rdquo; Bennett said.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Blanc resident Tony Deck said the church &ldquo;is completely destroyed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police identified the suspect as a 40-year-old Michigan man, but as of Sunday afternoon had released neither his name or motive, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/church-shooting-fire-michigan-09-28-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>. Renye said police will search the suspect&rsquo;s Burton&rsquo; Michigan home and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >examine cell phone records<\/a> to &ldquo;find out if there was a motive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police say more bodies may be found when the fire that blazed for hours after the incident is fully extinguished.<\/p>\n<p>Witness and church member Paul Kirby, 38, said he believed he heard an explosion and went outside to investigate, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/09\/28\/us\/grand-blanc-shooting-church-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A man in a truck emerged firing from 10 to 20 yards away.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shocking drone footage shows entire building engulfed <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gOZQ2DSvYn\">pic.twitter.com\/gOZQ2DSvYn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IntelPointAlert\/status\/1972328654291325374?\">September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The scaredest I&rsquo;ve ever been,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The witness then said he ran inside the church, gathered his family, and left by another exit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This appears to be yet another targeted attack on Christians in the United States of America,&rdquo; President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-warns-weakling-gop-senators-i-will-never-forget-and-either-will-his-voters\/\" title=\"President Trump Warns Weakling GOP Senators: \u201cI Will NEVER FORGET! \u2014 And Either Will His Voters!\">trump posted<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115283020712432544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  following the attack.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump Administration will keep the Public posted, as we always do. In the meantime, PRAY for the victims, and their families. THIS EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE IN OUR COUNTRY MUST END, IMMEDIATELY!&rdquo; Trump posted.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Blanc, which has a population of about 8,000 people, is not far from Flint.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A violent attack occurred at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan on Sunday, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries and leaving the building severely damaged. The suspect set fire to the church during the incident. According to reports from the Detroit Free Press, both the gunman and one parishioner were killed, with nine others injured; later updates confirmed a second parishioner&#8217;s death. Police Chief William Renye stated that hundreds were inside when a truck crashed into the building before its driver opened fire on those inside. Authorities believe that the shooter started the fire that consumed much of the church. NBC News sources reported finding several incendiary or explosive devices at the scene. Officers trained for such situations-including one from the Department of Natural Resources and another from Grand Blanc Township-engaged with and fatally shot the suspect upon arrival. Township Supervisor Scott Bennett expressed deep sorrow over this rare act of violence in their community and thanked those offering support. Local resident Tony Deck described how completely destroyed the church is following these events. While police identified a 40-year-old man from Michigan as responsible, his name and motive had not been released by Sunday afternoon; investigators planned to search his home in Burton and review phone records for clues regarding motive. Officials warned more victims might be discovered once firefighters fully extinguish flames that burned for hours after shooting ended. Witness Paul Kirby recounted hearing an explosion before seeing a man firing from a truck outside at close range; he then gathered his family inside before escaping through another exit amid what he called &#8220;the scariest&#8221; experience he&#8217;s ever had. Following this tragedy, former President Donald Trump described it as yet another targeted attack on Christians in America and urged prayers for victims while calling for an immediate end to violence nationwide via social media posts. Grand Blanc is a small city near Flint with about 8,000 residents affected by this devastating event.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like me to paraphrase any specific section or shorten it further, please let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2492214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michael-Featured-Image-168.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50403,42439,3967,6842,4931],"class_list":["post-2492213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crime-2","tag-mormon-church","tag-police","tag-shooter","tag-victims"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michael-Featured-Image-168.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492213"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492217,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492213\/revisions\/2492217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}