Duas pessoas morrem em ataque a tiros e incêndio em igreja mórmon

This frame grab from UGC drone footage obtained from "X/Julie J/@MALKOWSKI6APRIL" shows a fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan on September 28, 2025. One person was killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in the US state of Michigan, where the building was also set on fire, authorities said. The suspect, a 40-year-old man from a nearby town, was shot dead by law enforcement after the attack, police said, without specifying any possible motive. (Photo by HANDOUT / X/Julie J/@MALKOWSKI6APRIL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / X/JULIE J/@MALKOWSKI6APRIL / HANDOUT" HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - (crédito: AFP)

Um homem de 40 anos atacou uma igreja mórmon em Grand Blanc, Michigan, neste domingo (28/9), matando uma pessoa e ferindo outras. Segundo as autoridades, ele dirigiu seu veículo contra a entrada do templo, entrou armado com um fuzil de assalto e atirou contra os fiéis. Centenas de pessoas participavam de uma cerimônia religiosa.

O caso acontece no mesmo dia em que morre Russel M. Nelson, o líder religioso mórmon, aos 101 anos.

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Em seguida, ele teria incendiado o edifício. O suspeito foi morto pelas forças de segurança, e ao menos dez pessoas foram hospitalizadas. O incêndio foi controlado, mas as autoridades afirmam que novas vítimas podem ser encontradas na igreja.

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O ataque foi classificado como “horrendo” pelo presidente Donald Trump, que sugeriu que se trataria de um atentado contra cristãos.

Firefighters and first responders work along a road while responding to the scene of a shooting at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on September 28, 2025. One person was killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in the US state of Michigan, where the building was also set on fire, authorities said. The suspect, a 40-year-old man from a nearby town, was shot dead by law enforcement after the attack, police said, without specifying any possible motive. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) AFP
This frame grab from UGC drone footage obtained from "X/Julie J/@MALKOWSKI6APRIL" shows a fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan on September 28, 2025. One person was killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in the US state of Michigan, where the building was also set on fire, authorities said. The suspect, a 40-year-old man from a nearby town, was shot dead by law enforcement after the attack, police said, without specifying any possible motive. (Photo by HANDOUT / X/Julie J/@MALKOWSKI6APRIL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / X/JULIE J/@MALKOWSKI6APRIL / HANDOUT" HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS AFP
Police and emergency vehicles respond near the scene of a shooting at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on September 28, 2025. One person was killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in the US state of Michigan, where the building was also set on fire, authorities said. The suspect, a 40-year-old man from a nearby town, was shot dead by law enforcement after the attack, police said, without specifying any possible motive. (Photo by Jeff Kowalsky / AFP) AFP

People embrace near the scene of a shooting at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on September 28, 2025. One person was killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in the US state of Michigan, where the building was also set on fire, authorities said. The suspect, a 40-year-old man from a nearby town, was shot dead by law enforcement after the attack, police said, without specifying any possible motive. (Photo by Jeff Kowalsky / AFP) AFP
People gather near the scene of a shooting at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on September 28, 2025. One person was killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in the US state of Michigan, where the building was also set on fire, authorities said. The suspect, a 40-year-old man from a nearby town, was shot dead by law enforcement after the attack, police said, without specifying any possible motive. (Photo by Jeff Kowalsky / AFP) AFP
Police and emergency vehicles respond near the scene of a shooting at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on September 28, 2025. One person was killed and several others injured Sunday after a shooter targeted a Mormon church in the US state of Michigan, where the building was also set on fire, authorities said. The suspect, a 40-year-old man from a nearby town, was shot dead by law enforcement after the attack, police said, without specifying any possible motive. (Photo by Jeff Kowalsky / AFP) AFP

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O FBI enviou agentes para apoiar a investigação, e o diretor da agência, Kash Patel, condenou a violência em local de culto. A procuradora-geral dos Estados Unidos, Pam Bondi, também foi informada sobre o caso. Testemunhas relataram gritos e pedidos de ajuda durante o ataque.