Michigan police identify suspect in church shooting

The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Brian Anthony Browning, from Romulus, Michigan, whose mother was a member of the congregation.

By Misty Severi

Published: June 23, 2025 8:01am

Police in Michigan have identified the suspected gunman in a church shooting Sunday in which one person was wounded before the gunman was killed by a church security officer.one

The state's Wayne County Police Department has identified the suspect as 31-year-old Brian Anthony Browning, from Romulus, Michigan, whose mother was a member of the congregation, according to NBC News.

The department also said the shooter attended services at the church two or three times "over the course of the last year."

Browning was allegedly armed with an AR-15-style assault rifle that was equipped with more than a dozen magazines of ammunition, a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

He allegedly opened fire outside of the CrossPointe Community Church and shot one security officer in the leg twice, before he was killed by another security officer.

The injured officer is in stable condition after surgery.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.