A security guard shot and killed a man suspected of opening fire during church services in Wayne, Michigan, Sunday, June 22. The Associated Press reports the shooting happened at CrossPointe Community Church just outside of Detroit.
The church’s pastor said a church deacon ran the suspect over with his truck, giving the security guard time to shoot him. Police described the suspect as a 31-year-old white male. The pastor tells the Detroit News the security guard was shot in the leg.
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Video from inside the church shows the moment the crowd begins to react to the reports of a suspected active shooter. The church had just wrapped up an event that was being livestreamed to its YouTube page. The video shows the crowd clapping, some people begin to stand, and then shouting can be heard offscreen.
Meanwhile, people in the church took cover behind chairs and began to run from the room. Someone told them to go to the back as people began fleeing from the room.
“Everybody to the back, please, everybody come to the back. Come to the back,” a person yells.
A loud bang is heard, followed by more screaming. The sound begins to cut out as everybody exits the room where the event was being held.
Wayne Police Deputy Chief Finley Carter III said it was too early to know why the suspect attacked the church.
Federal investigation
FBI Director Dan Bongino posted on social media Sunday afternoon, “Our leadership and support teams are on the ground, at the scene, in Wayne, Michigan providing assistance and investigative support.”