Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Grand Blanc Church Shooting

State Support and First Responders

• 🤝 As Governor, I am here to bring the full support of the state of Michigan to this community.
• 👏 I want to thank our local law enforcement, state police, and federal agents for their swift response and brave actions.
• 🚑 Gratitude is extended to local fire, EMS, and medical providers for saving lives and caring for the injured.
• 🏅 The Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer and local Grand Blanc officer are commended for their quick response in apprehending the shooter.

A Familiar Pain of Gun Violence

• 💔 My heart is breaking over another mass shooting in a place meant for togetherness.
• 🏫 As a state, we have experienced gun violence in schools, stores, parades, festivals, and houses of worship.
• 💥 These places, meant for connection and safety, have been shattered by bullets and broken glass.
• 😔 This pain is familiar, but it hurts all the same every time.

Community Resilience and Unity

• 🫂 The state of Michigan has your back; your grief is our grief.
• 🇺🇸 Flags have been ordered lowered statewide, and President Trump has shared his condolences.
• 🤝 We will coordinate a full response with local and federal partners, working closely together.
• 🌟 Michiganers are known for getting through hard things together, and that's how the people of the Cran Blank Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints live their lives.
• 🙏 Interfaith leaders across Michigan have denounced this attack, speaking with one voice for the principle that you should be able to pray in peace.

Moving Forward with Caution and Kindness

• 🔍 While questions about 'how' and 'why' are natural, speculation is unhelpful and can be dangerous at this juncture.
• 🗣️ I caution everyone to lower the temperature of rhetoric.
• ❤️ Keep your loved ones close and this community in your hearts.
• ✨ Let's continue to work together, be kind, and love our neighbors.