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NPR News: 09-28-2025 5PM EDT

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🗓️ 28 September 2025

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. In Michigan, authorities are searching for

0:06.8

additional victims in a burned church where a gunman opened fire, killing at least two people,

0:12.6

and injuring more than a half dozen worshippers this morning, about 60 miles north of Detroit.

0:17.9

The gunman was also killed. Michigan Public's Steve Carmody has more.

0:22.3

The Sunday worship service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blank,

0:26.5

Michigan was underway when an unidentified 40-year-old man allegedly drove his vehicle

0:30.9

through the front doors of the church. Authorities say he then started shooting,

0:35.3

and he may also have started a fire in the church.

0:38.9

Grand Blank Police Chief William Rennie says the attack ended when two law enforcement officers

0:43.7

arrived at the church.

0:44.9

They met the suspect and they engaged in gunfire with that particular individual, neutralizing that suspect.

0:52.3

Authorities are not releasing a motive for the attack on the church

0:55.1

or whether the suspect was known to local law enforcement.

0:59.0

For NPR News, I'm Steve Carmody in Flint, Michigan.

1:02.6

Mayor Eric Adams says he's dropping out of the New York City mayor's race,

1:06.9

shaking up a race that's been dominated by newcomer Zoran Mamdani.

1:11.7

And here's Brian Mann has more.

1:13.4

In a video posted on social media, Adam said he's dropping out after facing what he

1:17.4

described as unfair investigations that made it difficult for him to raise money and campaign.

1:22.7

Although this is the end of my re-election campaign, It is not the end of my public service.

1:30.3

Last year, the U.S. Justice Department charged Adams with bribery and campaign finance offenses

1:34.9

later dropped by the DOJ under President Trump. With Adams out, Zoran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist

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