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- Security guard kills Michigan church gunman, preventing 'large-scale mass shooting'</p>
<p>BILL HUTCHINSONJune 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM</p>
<p>Security guard kills Michigan church gunman, preventing 'large-scale mass shooting'</p>
<p>An alleged active shooter intent on attacking a Michigan church on Sunday was shot and killed by a security guard who "prevented a large-scale mass shooting," police said.</p>
<p>The shooting unfolded around 11:15 a.m. local time at the CrossPointe Community Church in the Detroit suburb of Wayne, according to the Wayne Police Department.</p>
<p>"We are grateful for the heroic actions of the church's staff members who undoubtedly saved many lives and prevented a large-scale mass shooting," Wayne Police Chief Ryan Strong said during a press conference on Sunday.</p>
<p>CrossPointe Community Church - PHOTO: The CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan, was live streaming its service, June 22, 2025, when a gunman opened fire, causing parishioners to run for cover.</p>
<p>The gunman was identified as Brian Anthony Browning, 31, from Romulus, Michigan. His motivations are unknown, according to police, though officials said he appeared to be suffering from a mental health crisis.</p>
<p>Browning had no criminal history. His mother is a member of the church and the suspect attended two or three services over the course of the last year, police said.</p>
<p>Police said the suspect exited his Nissan truck wearing a tactical vest, armed with a long gun and a handgun, when he approached the church building and began firing his weapon. Several staff members from the church approached the gunman, police said, adding that a parishioner struck the gunman with his vehicle as the gunman shot the vehicle repeatedly.</p>
<p>At least two staff members shot the gunman, causing fatal wounds. One staff member, a member of the security team, was shot once in the leg by the suspect. They underwent a successful surgery and are expected to recover, police said.</p>
<p>The church staff members do not wish to be identified, police said.</p>
<p>At this point, the Wayne Police Department is still investigating this incident, with the assistance of multiple local, state and federal partners.</p>
<p>A bomb-sniffing dog was brought to the scene by the Michigan State Police and a police bomb squad was also brought to the scene, according to officials, but there was no immediate confirmation from police that explosives were involved in the incident.</p>
<p>"Our leadership and support teams are on the ground, at the scene, in Wayne, Michigan providing assistance and investigative support," FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in a statement.</p>
<p>The church shooting came during a heightened threat environment across the country following the U.S. attack overnight in Iran that destroyed or severely degraded three of Iran's nuclear facilities, according to White House officials.</p>
<p>Police said, "There is no evidence to believe that this act of violence has any connection with the conflict in the Middle East."</p>
<p>WXYZ - PHOTO: Police in the Detroit suburb of Wayne, Mich., repond to a shooting at a Crosspointe Church, June 22, 2025.</p>
<p>Acknowledging the heightened threat environment, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that "it is our duty to keep the nation safe and informed, especially during times of conflict."</p>
<p>"The ongoing Israel-Iran conflict brings the possibility of increased threat to the homeland in the form of possible cyberattacks, acts of violence, and antisemitic hate crime," Noem said.</p>
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<p>The attack in Wayne came in the wake of a public bulletin the Department of Homeland Security issued after the U.S. strikes in Iran, warning that "low-level cyber attacks" against U.S. targets "are likely" and that extremists inside the U.S. would be more likely to turn to violence if Iranian leadership calls for such retaliation.</p>
<p>The bulletin further urges the public to report any suspicious activity.</p>
<p>It was not immediately known if the church attack has any connection to the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.</p>
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<p>The attack occurred about a half-hour after Sunday-morning services at CrossPointe Community Church started, according to police.</p>
<p>Officers arriving at the scene quickly evacuated the church after learning that a security guard stopped the attack by shooting and killing the suspect, according to police.</p>
<p>The suspect's name was not immediately released. The security guard was also not immediately identified by authorities.</p>
<p>ABC News' Luke Barr, Pierre Thomas, Mariama Jalloh, Victoria Arancio and Jessica Gorman contributed to this report.</p>
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