GRAND BLANC, Mich. – Police have released video footage of officers responding to the attack at a church in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday.
Grand Blanc Township police released the bodycam footage during a press conference on Oct. 3, five days after the attack.
What happened
On Sept. 28, 2025, at around 10:30 a.m., a man drove his pickup truck into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on McCandlish Road, fired his assault rifle and set the building on fire. He was killed by officers in a shootout.
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Four people, not including the shooter, died in the attack. Two were killed by gunfire, and two others were later found in the burning church.
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Eight people were injured.
Most of the victims were taken to Henry Ford Genesys Hospital for treatment.
According to the medical chief of staff at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital, the ages of the patients admitted to Henry Ford range from 6 to 78 years old. Some of the injured victims were even staff members of the hospital.
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Four IEDs were found in the pickup truck that crashed into the church, officials said.
The IEDs were consumer-grade fireworks and smoke canisters stuck together, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives reports.
Police have not yet determined a possible motive in the attack.
However, a candidate running for city council in Burton told NBC News that, before the attack, he was going door-to-door to talk to voters when he encountered the gunman. He said that in the conversation he had with the gunman, the gunman called Mormons “the Antichrist.”
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Details in newly-released bodycam footage
Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye, in a press conference on Oct. 3, broke down a timeline of the officers’ response time to the scene on Sept. 28.
- 10:25 a.m. - Genesee County 911 dispatch receives a call. The caller reported to dispatch that they had been shot in the stomach.
- 10:25 a.m. - Dispatch tells officers of an active shooting at the church. Officers begin responding to the scene.
- 10:27 a.m. - A Michigan Conservation Officer arrives at the scene — Renye said this was a one-minute, 58-second response time.
- 10:28 a.m. - Grand Blanc Township officers arrive at the scene, exit their patrol car and hear sounds of gunfire.
Renye said the officers’ names are not being released because the Michigan State Police is investigating the shooting. State police investigate anytime there is a shooting involving officers. The officers are on paid administrative leave.
In the 47-second video, a Grand Blanc Township officer exits their patrol car and multiple gunshots can be heard.
The video posted in this article was shortened due to graphic content.
The officer, holding a gun, runs towards the gunfire with other officers and finds the gunman in the parking lot of the church.
All of the officers at the scene yell at the gunman to put down his gun. There were no responses heard in the video from the gunman when officers were instructing him to put down the gun.
After mere seconds, officers returned fire, killing the gunman.
Community resources
There will be a community gathering on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Don Batchelor Field for everyone to gather in support of all those who were affected in the attack.
Grand Blanc Township officials set up a secure, legitimate fund for the victims impacted in the attack. 100% of the donated funds will go toward the victims. You can find that link here.