Monday morning, Saline resident Karen Mitton was driving home from setting up a winter clothing giveaway. As a volunteer with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints she coordinated the giveaway with more than 40 other nonprofits across Washtenaw County.
It had been just more than a week since the Sunday Sept. 28, 2025, shooting and arson in Grand Blanc. A man drove his truck into a meeting house while members were worshipping, set the building on fire and started shooting. The attack left four dead, in addition to the assailant, and injured many others.
“I feel like in times like this tons of people feel like their hands are tied,” said Mitton, a physical therapist assistant, who took the week off to oversee the project…