DETROIT — Police on June 23 identified the heavily armed suspect who was fatally shot by security after he opened fire outside a Michigan church filled with worshipers as a man who attended the church with his mother.

Wayne Police Chief Ryan Strong said “we are grateful for the heroic actions of the church’s staff members, who undoubtedly saved many lives and prevented a large-scale mass

The man who opened fire outside a Michigan church filled with worshippers before he was struck by a vehicle and fatally shot by security staff had attended services there a few times with his mother,