Michigan police ID slain church shooter, reveal his connection to congregation

Michigan police have distributed the identity of the gunman who opened fire on a Sunday church system in Wayne Michigan The Wayne Police Department named the now-deceased shooter as Brian Anthony Browning of Romulus Michigan Police have not commented on a anticipated motive but they declared Browning's mother is a member of the church and the suspect attended services two or three times over the last year We are grateful for the heroic actions of the church's staff members who undoubtedly saved various lives and prevented a large-scale mass shooting Wayne Police Chief Ryan Strong mentioned in a report Sunday Browning was armed with an AR- -style rifle more than a dozen fully-loaded magazines an automatic handgun with an extended magazine and hundreds of rounds of ammunition police commented ARMED GUNMAN SHOT DEAD AFTER OPENING FIRE AT SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICEPolice received multiple calls from CrossPointe Population Church on Sunday at a m reporting a White male suspect wearing camouflage clothing and a tactical vest getting guns out of his car to go into the church A witness communicated representatives he saw the suspect driving a silver SUV erratically in the church parking lot before he parked the automobile on the west side of the building police explained in a press release WATCH Police ID slain church shooting suspect say his mother was a parishionerFLORIDA MAN SHOT AFTER POINTING BB GUN THAT RESEMBLED 'REALISTIC-LOOKING' RIFLE AT OFFICERS POLICEMinutes later police received multiple calls reporting that shots had been fired and a parishioner driving a pickup truck struck the alleged gunman in the parking lot A church guard guard then neutralized the shooter according to police The church protection gang was alerted by the gunfire and reacted speedily to engage the suspect outside the main entrance doors of the church police reported The assurance association locked the front doors and exchanged gunfire with the suspect who was shot and killed by a member of the measure crew Officers arrived on scene and performed life-saving measures but the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene by Wayne Fire Rescue GUNMAN REMAINS AT LARGE AFTER SHOOTING FIVE PEOPLE AT CONNECTICUT MALLOne person sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg and agents transported that person to a nearby hospital The victim remains in stable condition after a triumphant surgical procedure according to administrators TEEN ENGINEERING CANDIDATE DIES AFTER 'INTENTIONAL' GUNFIRE PENETRATES FLOOR DURING PARTYPolice executed a search warrant at the suspect's home and located additional rifles several semi-automatic handguns and a large amount of ammunition all of which were confiscated The suspect had no priors but a preliminary examination revealed that he may have been suffering a mental soundness emergency police explained adding that t here is no evidence to believe that this act of violence has any connection with the conflict in the Middle East Police also approved that an online live-stream of the Sunday provision indicated parishioners reacting to the shooting The Wayne Police Department's review into the shooting is developing and ongoing Fox News' Peter D'Abrosca and Russell Byers contributed to this assessment