Heroes saved the day Sunday morning, stopping an armed lunatic from committing mass murder at a church in Wayne, Michigan. Courageous church safety team members engaged a man wearing a tactical vest and toting a long gun before he could enter the building.
When the shooter opened fire, one team member ran him down with his F-150 truck giving other members of the team time to shoot him dead. That’s thinking outside the box.
🚨DETAILS: The shooter was run over by a church deacon, which allowed the security guard to take him down.
Heroes. https://t.co/mH3zVsSsZc pic.twitter.com/ikkEt4sYCu
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 22, 2025
It all unfolded Sunday morning at the CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne. Roughly 150 people were inside the church when the attack occurred.
Here’s video of the church service . . .
WDIV/ClickonDetroit has the most comprehensive coverage.
The Wayne police chief said the actions of church employees “prevented dozens of people from being murdered” when a man armed with a long gun and a hand gun arrived at a church.
Wayne police chief Ryan Strong spoke at a press conference before 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, 2025, to provide an update on a deadly shooting outside CrossPointe Community Church.
He said the department received multiple 911 calls starting at 11:06 a.m. on Sunday, June 22, 2025, reporting an active shooter at the church.
Witnesses told police that the gunman arrived at the church and began driving recklessly. When he exited his vehicle, he was wearing a tactical vest and was armed with a long gun and a hand gun. He approached the church and opened fire.
There were three to four church staff members in the area at the time. Strong said a parishioner struck the gunman with their vehicle as the gunman shot at the vehicle. At least two staff members shot the gunman, killing him.
One of the church staff members was shot in the leg, and is expected to survive.
In this case, it surely looks like the CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan had their act together when it comes to church safety. Kudos to them.
#NEW: Wayne Police Chief Ryan Strong gives update on shooting outside a church in Wayne on Sunday. Strong said trained staffers “undoubtedly saved many lives and prevented a mass shooting.” https://t.co/cZ9Rp2htJ6
Video by Robin Buckson, TDN. #DetroitNews pic.twitter.com/1gsjofRWXI
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) June 22, 2025
Frankly, all churches and temples across America should have their guard up given the potential for Iranian sleeper cells activating following Saturday’s US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities.
From The Hill:
The threat of sleeper cells in the U.S. has “never been higher,” though there are no current specific threats, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
A memo sent Saturday from CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott, obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation, said “thousands of Iranian nationals have been documented entering the United States illegally and countless more were likely in the known and unknown got-a-ways.”
“Though we have not received any specific credible threats to share with you all currently, the threat of sleeper cells or sympathizers acting on their own, or at the behest of Iran has never been higher,” Scott added.
Bottom line: Enjoy life, but be prudent and aware of your surroundings. And pack your Roscoe each and every day.
Miner49 will want to claim this killer was just exercising his first amendment right to criticize religion, and claim the parishioner acted illegally because did not have the training or a permit allowing him under state law to enact defense by running over the killer.
This stresses the importance of having outside security. At least one church in my area pays a city cop to come for service. A cop car parked at the front door is a pretty good deterrent. That’s why gas stations give cops discounts and free coffee. They want them to hang out there.
We have our own security team at our church, and even an armory. Our security team is composed of parishioners and full time church employees (including teachers for the school). Our armory is actually two gun safes in a room – loaded up with shotguns, rifles, pistols and ammo, its manned anytime the church is open for services – and the security team members that are full time employees are present when the school is in session and the church is open for business. Its usually not a thing for a catholic church to have an armory in modern times (a lot of catholic churches across the country did have discreet small armory capability hidden away into about the mid 20th century, some few into the late 20th century, until the Vatican got up-set about it), and not routine to have such a large security team in a catholic church, but not all catholic churches have a school too so its also used for school security. But we still have an armory and a large security team, the church classifies it under the ‘community assistance’ program the church has, its mostly paid for by donation except for the church employees who are paid by the church. The guns and ammo in the armory and used by the security team are donated by our local gun community so they are all standardized. The 12 rifles in the armory, MSR’s in 7.62 and 5.56, I donated.
That thing the anti-gun say never happens …. another mass shooting stopped by good guys with guns, and an F-150 also. anyway….
Church Shooting Stopped When Suspect Is Shot by Security After Deacon Hits Him With His Car.
https://pjmedia.com/bryan-s-jung/2025/06/22/church-shooting-prevented-when-suspect-is-shot-by-security-after-deacon-hits-him-with-his-car-n4941073
It’s a deacon my lord in a white bed Ford speeding up to take a look at me. Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.
I see what you did there, very good. Take it easy.
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You guys !
Good shortly from those…
BTW, I was not aware that Ford made a tactical edition f150.
I’m gonna be checking into any of those upgrades I can install in my ‘05 f150.
Hopefully it takes Glock mags.
38.5 million grain projectile traveling at 51 FPS does have significant enough KE to put the “big but slow” 45 ACP to shame. On the other hand more deer are taken each year by f150 than by all the high velocity rounds combined.
Erik,
I was thinking of posting a similar comment to highlight the kinetic energy of a pickup truck compared to a bullet.
Every Church Needs A Security Plan Fortified By The Second Amendment.
“A shooting at a Michigan church on Sunday makes the somber and compelling case for why every single house of worship in America should take steps to protect itself against the inevitable threats of violence against Christians.
…” (ya know, protecting against those christian hating mentally ill people like Miner49er and worse)
https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/23/every-church-needs-a-security-plan-fortified-by-the-second-amendment/
.40 cal Booger,
As you can imagine I am eleventy billion percent onboard with armed church members for righteous self-defense. I have not even been able to start an informal discussion much less a formal discussion of armed self-defense at my previous church nor my current church. I brought up the topic as gently, respectfully, and responsibly as possible and the key people who drive church policy immediately and emphatically rejected any notion of armed self-defense without any interest in any discussion whatsoever. I am at a total loss to understand that–especially given that my previous church and current church are very conservative.
I have studied this topic ad nauseum and compiled what is approaching a scholarly white paper covering Bible verses, liability, risk management, tactical considerations, spree-killer dynamics, real world law enforcement response, and expected casualty counts with and without armed resistance. Of course that is all for naught when the key policy makers refuse to even broach the topic.
Additional detail: it appears that virtually all of the churches in my county categorically oppose any notion of armed self-defense at church. It is so bad that many members of my previous church even oppose fellow members–who are active duty law enforcement personnel–being discretely armed in church.
Maybe there is something in the water?
Although you may have what you think is ‘very conservative’ in terms of congregation, take a closer look at the church leadership (“the key people who drive church policy) its self and what is influencing them.
Now, this is not to say that maybe its something like an ‘insurance’ liability concern thing. After all, churches are usually like businesses in many ways or may be about ‘business’ at their core. Then it could simply be ideology influences. ‘conservative’ politically or in ideology doesn’t always mean 100% ‘very conservative’ and ‘conservative’ doesn’t always mean 100% MAGA and guns and God either. And of course, there is the unproven and irrational fear thing about people legally carrying guns and in the ‘ideology softer peace maker’ side of ‘conservative’ in many churches that unproven and irrational fear is present. Then there are maybe concerns for ‘legal’ issues if, for example, one of the armed ‘security team’ has to actually shoot a threat – although it may have been a valid legal defense situation, the threat of a lawsuit against the church could still be possible and exposure to a lawsuit can drain a lot of financial resources from most churches even if the church prevails in the lawsuit. Then there is also the thing that there are still people that believe it will never ever ever happen to them – and it might not and I hope and pray it never happens – but guess what, they do not get to decide if it does or not happen to them as its actually the ‘bad guys’ who get to make that decision so because it does not happen to them so far they take this as meaning they were right when in reality they completely ignore they never had the control over if it happened or not and it simply not happening so far does not mean it will not happen. Then it could be a faith based thing also.
These are not all, the list is long and It could be any number of things as to why a ‘very conservative’ church will not allow an armed security team.
Ya know whats odd about this thing and churches though, in general? There are churches where the congregation is mostly left-wing ‘progressive’ and anti-gun but they have armed parishioner security teams or they ‘hire’ what they call ‘armed security’ which is just basically normal armed people who carry legally (that are not actually licensed security or a company) that are ‘conservatives’ to be around when services are held. You see this in some areas of the country even in ‘blue’ areas. I know a guy who does this for a left-wing ‘progressive’ church where he lives, they pay him (and some others) $200.00 every Sunday to be at the church armed during services.
.40 cal Booger,
Thank you for your thoughtful reply. Sadly, I am not seeing anything in your reply that will help me discuss/implement righteous armed self-defense at my church. (That last sentence is not snark directed at you–it is a simple expression of sadness about my church policy makers.)
Uncommon….
Like I said “…take a closer look at the church leadership (“the key people who drive church policy) its self and what is influencing them.”
And then address that ‘influence’ factor and change minds.
uncommon_sense: Some religious groups state that they are counting on God to protect them and that is a righteous attitude. However, these same people do not take into account that God did not give them brains for nothing. They fail to consider that the very existence of weapons may just be God’s way of providing protection for his people. Just like some discredit modern medicine without considering that modern medicine may be God’s way of healing people this day and time.
God accomplishes things through mankind. This is not limiting God’s power, rather it is an acknowledgement of his power. Since God is believed to be all powerful, then it is entirely reasonable to believe that God can do all things either with or without mankind. Pray that God will do things and leave the ‘how’ up to God.
Therefore, it is logical to believe in and practice the use of weapons for self protection and the use of modern medicine for sickness. Those who believe otherwise are failing to use the ‘brain’ that God gave them.
Hush,
I thank you for your reply as well. I think that you are definitely on the right track that the policy makers in my previous and current church–and quite possibly all churches in my neck of the woods–are counting on Divine protection. Equally, I think they find armed self-defense to be very objectionable, flat-out “icky” if you will.
My “pitch” that I am prepared to make covers the notion of expecting 1000% Divine intervention against the backdrop of church members refusing to exercise their God-ordained responsibilities. (Pro-tip: it is anti-Biblical to refuse your responsibilities and expect God to bail you out of your foolishness.) Nevertheless, my pitch, no matter how good or bad, is a moot point if policy makers oppose any discussion.
Saying things another way, I believe that I have an excellent “sales pitch” which is worthless since I cannot get my proverbial “foot in the door”.
Uncommon,’
If it is obvious that you cannot make headway with church ‘leadership’, it may be time to take it to the laity.
Most denominations have some sort of social hour before or after services. Conversations with congregants may lead to changes.
Regardless ‘official’ policies,I will be able to protect myself and those that I choose to protect, to the best of my abilities.