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A man who was fatally shot by a security guard after opening fire at a Michigan church has been identified as a 31-year-old man who previously attended services there with his mother.

Brian Anthony Browning, from Romulus, Michigan, was armed with an AR-15-style assault rifle when he opened fire on Sunday outside CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, a suburb 25 miles west of Detroit, authorities said.

Browning, whose mother was a member of the congregation, attended services at the church several times over the past year. He was spotted driving recklessly before exiting his car wearing a tactical vest and carrying a rifle and a handgun, Wayne Police Chief Ryan Strong said.

He began firing as he approached the church, hitting one person in the leg before another parishioner drove his pickup truck into Browning to stop the violence.

The church’s security team locked the front doors and exchanged gunfire with Browning, with at least two staff members shooting him.

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Livestream video of the service captured several people carrying or directing children out of harm’s way.

“C’mon, everybody to the back,” a woman calls out from between a row of seats. “Please, everyone, come to the back!”

People can be seen in the footage ducking their heads and rushing out of the building as others yell “Go!” and “Come on!” before a loud gunshot is heard.

Authorities said Browning did not have any criminal history or previous run-ins with the police, but may have been suffering a mental health crisis. Authorities added that it was too soon to know a motive.

About 150 people were inside the church at the time of the incident.

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“We are grateful for the heroic actions of the church’s staff members, who undoubtedly saved many lives and prevented a large-scale mass shooting,” Strong said.

One member of the church’s security team was shot in the leg and was listed in stable condition at a hospital after undergoing surgery, authorities said. No one else was injured.

With reporting from the Associated Press.

KEEGO HARBOR., MI (FOX2) – Police believe that a 26-year-old Detroit man dove into the water at Cass Lake, thinking it was shallow, when in fact it was 55-feet deep. 

Unfortunately for the man, who did not know how to swim, he drowned in the deep waters.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team was called to the area shortly after 4 p.m. The man was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly after. 

“With the onset of warmer weather and a substantial increase in water activity, we urge people to employ flotation devices and wear them if they are not strong swimmers, irrespective of the situation,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. “Additionally, it is crucial to have life-saving equipment on board boats to rescue individuals in distress. An enjoyable day on the water can rapidly become a tragic moment.” 

The man was on a 20-foot boat with four other people. The boat had been trolling over a sandbar in the lake, but it moved to deeper water. The man was apparently unaware the boat had moved and entered the lake, where it was 55 feet deep, and he lost contact with the boat.

A friend on the boat jumped into the lake to assist the man. Team members said the friend was able to get the man to the surface momentarily, but the man was panicking, and the friend could not hold him and the man went underwater. 

Conflicting information as to exactly where the man went into the water hampered the rescue attempt. Once divers located the approximate location about 1,700 feet from the shoreline, they found the man within six minutes. Rescue personnel immediately began CPR on the man.