Police officials said the “entire” Grand Blanc church had been on fire, but the fire has now been contained.

(Julie J, @Malkowski6April via AP) Flames and smoke rise from a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025.

Two people have died, including the shooter, and several others are wounded after a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Michigan was attacked Sunday morning, law enforcement officials said, and the “entire” Grand Blanc church had also been on fire.

“There’s has been an active shooter at the church of Latter-day Saints on McCandlish Rd. There are multiple victims and the shooter is down,” the Grand Blanc Township Police Department posted to social media Sunday morning. “There is NO threat to the public at this time.”

Two people, including the shooter, are dead, Fox 2 Detroit reported, according to police. Nine others have been hospitalized.

“The entire church is on fire,” Genessee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson said in a video message posted to social media earlier Sunday. Police officials later said the fire had been contained.

Swanson also said that “the shooter is down” and “we do have multiple victims.” He added that “the scene is no longer a threat at this point.”

Federal, state and local authorities were all responding to the shooting, the sheriff added.

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.

Violence in a place of worship is a cowardly and criminal act. Our prayers are with the victims and their families…

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) September 28, 2025

FBI Director Kash Patel said federal agents were on the scene.

“Violence in a place of worship is a cowardly and criminal act,” Patel added in a post to social media. “Our prayers are with the victims and their families during this terrible tragedy.”

(Jose Juarez | AP) Law enforcement guard along McCandlish Road near a shooting that took place at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Grand Blanc, Mich.

Doug Andersen, spokesperson for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lamented the shooting, saying “places of worship are meant to be sanctuaries of peacemaking, prayer and connection. We pray for peace and healing for all involved.”

Andersen said in a news release that the “church is in communication with local law enforcement as the investigation continues and as we receive updates on the condition of those affected. We offer thanks to the emergency responders who are assisting victims and families.“

The Salt Lake City-based church is “deeply grateful for the outpouring of prayers and concern from so many people around the world,” he added. “In moments of sorrow and uncertainty, we find strength and comfort through our faith in Jesus Christ.”

Family members of victims can call 248-705-7353 “if they are looking for family,” Blanc Township police said Sunday afternoon. “Direct family members ONLY please,” police said, and the Trillium Theater was being used as a reunification point.

The Grand Blanc church is located about 12 miles south of Flint, Michigan. Grand Blanc’s population was 7,784 as of the 2020 US Census.

“My heart is breaking for the Grand Blanc community,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement. “Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable.”

Tony Deck, a Grand Blanc resident who lives near the church, told the Detroit Free Press he drove to church when he heard sirens, at around 10:15 a.m., to see if he could help.

“There was a silver Chevy Silverado that had been driven into the side of the church — not even through the doors,“ Deck said. ”… It’s solid brick.”

Michigan is home to nearly 50,000 Latter-day Saints, according to church membership data, and about 100 congregations, along with a temple in Detroit and construction of another temple in Grand Rapids.

News of the shooting comes the morning after the death of President Russell M. Nelson, the 101-year-old leader of the global faith of 17.5 million members.

This story is breaking and will be updated.