All three church shootings used rifles; Annunciation shooter also had handgun and shotgun
All three church shootings involved rifles; however, the Annunciation Church shooter also used a handgun and shotgun.
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Annunciation shooter had at least one firearm malfunction and reloaded
Based on available data, he experienced at least one firearm malfunction and reloaded during the attack.
Two of three house of worship incidents involved other weapons and devices
Two of the three incidents involved other weapons and devices.
LDS church shooter used a vehicle and had IEDs; Annunciation shooter had smoke bomb
The shooter at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints used his vehicle to initiate the attack and had improvised explosive devices (IED) while the Annunciation Church shooter had a smoke bomb.
One handgun used in house of worship shootings
Handgun | 1
Three rifles used in house of worship shootings
Rifle 3
Two church shootings had intervention before law enforcement responded
Two shootings involved intervention prior to law enforcement response.
LDS congregant fired personal weapon at shooter and was wounded in return fire
During The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints incident, a congregant fired his personal weapon at the shooter but was wounded in return gunfire.
CrossPointe congregant hit shooter with vehicle; armed security then killed him
At CrossPointe Community Church, a congregant struck the shooter with his vehicle and armed church security personnel exchanged gunfire with the attacker, killing him.
One shotgun used in house of worship shootings
Shotgun | 1
One house of worship shooter resolution was suicide
Suicide | 1
Duration and response details available for two of three church shootings
Incident duration and law enforcement response details were available for two of the three shootings.
Annunciation attack lasted about 2 minutes; LDS church attack 3 minutes 43 seconds
Law enforcement estimated that from the first shot fired to incident resolution, the Annunciation church attack lasted approximately two minutes, whereas the incident at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lasted three minutes and 43 seconds.
Average church response 2:59 from dispatch, shortest 1:58 at LDS church
The average law enforcement response, from dispatch to arrival on scene was two minutes and 59 seconds, with the shortest being one minute and 58 seconds at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Two house of worship shooters were killed
Killed 2
All house of worship shooters died at the scene
All shooters in this category died at the scene.
Two church shooters killed after civilian intervention, by security and by police
Two were killed after civilian intervention—one by armed security at CrossPointe church and one by law enforcement at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Annunciation shooter died by suicide before police arrived
The Annunciation church shooter died by suicide before law enforcement arrived.
House of worship shooters aged 23 to 40, averaging 31
The age of shooters in this category ranged between 23 and 40 years old, the average was 31 years old.
Houses of worship had few 2025 incidents but disproportionately high casualties
Although shootings at houses of worship made up a small portion of the total incidents in 2025, this category had a disproportionately high number of casualties.
Law enforcement did not consider the Annunciation smoke bomb an IED
While the shooter had a smoke bomb, this was not considered an improvised explosive device by law enforcement.
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