Police said the man opened fire outside Wayne, Michigan, with the church full of believers and was hit by a vehicle before being fatally shot by security officers twice last year's service, his mother was a member.
Several people can be seen taking or instructing the children to evade and move out in a live video of Sunday morning service held at Crosspointe Community Church in Wayne.
“Come on, everyone is backwards.” A woman shouted. The woman initially crouched between two rows of seats stood and waved one arm. “Please, everyone is here!”
People, some people avoid their heads, can hear others shouting “Go!” when they are driven out. and “Come on!”
A loud crack was heard, and people would hear people as the rest ran and quickly walked out of sight.
The Wayne Police Department said in a press release that the 31-year-old gunman had no contact with local police or criminal history but may have suffered a mental health crisis.
Police Chief Ryan Strong said in a press conference Sunday evening that churchmen serving in the morning at Crosspointe Community Church found the gunman recklessly driving and then saw him leaving the car in a tactical vest and set off with a rifle and pistol.
As he approached the church, the man started firing and hit a man.
“A parishioner hit the gunman with his vehicle when the gunman repeatedly shot the vehicle,” Strong told reporters. “At least two staff members fired, causing fatal wounds.”
The shooting happened around 11 a.m. in Wayne, a city with about 17,000 people located about 40 kilometers west of Detroit. The chief said the person shot in the leg was treated for life-threatening injuries. No one else was injured.
Strong said a church member ran away from the suspect with his pickup truck, giving security personnel time to shoot him.
“We thank the church staff for their heroic conduct, and there is no doubt that they have saved many lives and stopped a massive mass shooting,” the chief said.
There were about 150 people in the church at that time. The church's website says it hosts a service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday
Wayne Police Deputy Chief Finley Carter III said a few hours later it was too early to know the motivation. Dan Bongino, deputy director of the FBI, tweeted on the tweet that the “Leadership and Support Team” is on the scene and helping with the investigation.
The Associated Press left messages on a voicemail Sunday and the church’s Facebook page did not return immediately.
