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At Least Four Dead in Michigan LDS Church Attack as FBI Probes Targeted Violence

Authorities report a deliberate attack on a house of worship during Sunday services in Grand Blanc.

Overview

  • Police confirm at least four fatalities, including two bodies recovered from the fire-damaged church.
  • Ten gunshot victims were transported to hospitals, with several children among the wounded and some in critical condition.
  • The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford from nearby Burton, drove through the entrance, fired an assault-style rifle and set the building ablaze.
  • Officers shot the attacker dead within about eight minutes of the assault, and authorities say there is no ongoing public threat.
  • The FBI is leading a targeted-violence investigation, executing searches and reviewing the suspect’s records, as national figures and the LDS Church issue statements.