The security guard kills an armed man, attacks on the church of Michigan, says the police

An alleged active shooter with the intention of attacking a Michigan church on Sunday was shot dead by a security guard, authorities said.

The shooting was developed around 11:15 am local time in the Church of the community of Crosspoint in the suburb of Detroit of Wayne, according to the Wayne Police Department.

Sources of application of the law said that the suspect led his Nissan truck to the Church and opened fire, ABC Detroit Affiliate Wxyz reported.

The Wayne Police Department Confirmed on Facebook that the suspect was shot dead by a security guard in the church. At least one victim was shot in the leg during the attack, according to the police.

The Michigan State Police, the Michigan State Police, led to a bomb team, and a police bomb squad was also taken to the scene, according to the officials, but there was no immediate confirmation of the police that the explosives were involved in the incident.

While the police investigated a reason for the attack, the FBI said he was sending the agents to Wayne to help in the investigation.

“Our leadership and support teams are on the field, on the scene, in Wayne, Michigan providing research assistance and support,” said FBI deputy director, Dan Bongino. statement.

The church shooting occurred during a high threat atmosphere throughout the country after the United States attack during the night in Iran that severely destroyed or degraded three of Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to White House officials.

Recognizing the greatest threat environment, the Secretary of National Security, Kristi Noem, said in a statement that “it is our duty to keep the nation safe and informed, especially in times of conflict.”

“The ongoing conflict of Israel-Iran brings the possibility of greater threat to the homeland in the form of possible cyber attacks, acts of violence and antisemy hate crimes,” said Noem.

The attack on Wayne came as a result of a Public Bulletin The National Security Department issued after the United States attacks in Iran, warning that “low -level cybernetic attacks” against the objectives of the United States “are probable” and that extremists within the United States would be more likely to resort to violence if Iranian leadership demands such reprisals.

The newsletter also urges the public to inform any suspicious activity.

It was not known immediately if the Church’s attack has any connection with the United States attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

The attack occurred about half an hour after Sunday morning services began in the Church of the Crospointe community, according to the police.

The officers who arrived at the scene quickly evacuated the church after learning that a security guard arrested the attack by shooting and killing the suspect, according to the police.

The name of the suspect was not launched immediately. The security guard was not immediately identified by the authorities.

Luke Barr, Pierre Thomas, Mariama Jalloh and Victoria Parancio contributed to this report.

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