Gunman Intending Harm to Church Congregation Is Struck by Church Member in Truck, Then Is Sent to the Devil by Armed Parishioners

Stories like this often produce commentaries on the Second Amendment as well as America’s mental health crisis—and rightfully so.

This story contains coverage of both.

This from westernjournal.com.

As reported by The Detroit News:

Sunday morning in Wayne, Michigan, a gunman approached the CrossPointe Community Church wearing a tactical vest and determined to commit mass murder, only to attract the attention of a church member who ran over the gunman with a pickup truck, allowing church security to shoot and kill the would-be murderer.

The heroic pickup truck driver, therefore, saved lives.

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

Further:

I would add that the church parishioners and staff members were trained in responding to emergency situations, which also saved lives.

On Monday, police identified the suspected gunman as 31-year-old Brian Anthony Browning of Romulus, Michigan.

In short, judging by what authorities described, Browning planned a slaughter. The suspect carried multiple guns, including an AR-15-style rifle with “more than a dozen fully loaded magazines.” He also carried a “semi-automatic handgun” with “hundreds of rounds of ammunition.”

Investigators noted Browning had no criminal history and no apparent political motive. They did, however, speculate about possible mental health concerns.

Inside the church, many children had gathered for a special Vacation Bible School service. A camera in the back of the church, directed toward the front, showed the reaction inside the church while the incident unfolded outside.

Note the reaction in the video clip below, posted to the social media platform X. The commotion that ensues at approximately the 41-second mark when a male voice appeared to yell, “Fire! Fire!”

Then, moments later, people ducked below pews as another male voice said, “Get down!”

Above all, notice the number of children in the church.

In the end, all of the usual cautionary tales apply here.

First, of course, “gun-free zones” do not stop bad guys with guns. Only good guys with guns can do that.

Second, the line between a mental health crisis and something purely demonic is not for We the People to discern. However, a chemical imbalance alone can hardly account for the evil required to shoot up a church full of children. God was most certainly with this congregation that particular morning.

A would-be murderer, armed with the weapons and ammunition Browning had in his possession, could have easily carried out one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. But he was stopped. Perhaps, indeed, God touched the hearts of the pickup truck driver and security team members, who then each behaved miraculously in their own necessary manner.

Thank You, God.