Overview
- During a Saturday service for a 17-year-old at New McFall Brothers Funeral Home in Detroit, a mourner pointed a handgun at Pastor Darthanian Nichols.
- Nichols kept his voice calm, told people to leave in an orderly way, and engaged the gunman long enough for mourners to get to safety.
- Detroit police were already nearby and arrested the suspect within minutes, then detained four more people later on weapons offenses.
- Investigators said no shots were fired and no injuries were reported, and the funeral continued at Woodlawn Cemetery with roughly 50 family members.
- Police praised the pastor’s actions and urged families to request officer presence at higher-risk funerals as they expand security around such services.