Overview

• Police identified the gunman as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, who was shot dead by officers about eight minutes after the attack began.
• He drove a vehicle through the church’s main doors during a service and opened fire with an assault-style rifle as hundreds were inside.
• A large blaze consumed much of the building, which police say was deliberately set, and two victims were found in the burned debris.
• The FBI is leading a federal investigation and says it is treating the case as a possible targeted act of violence while motive has not been established.
• Authorities report multiple additional injuries with numbers subject to revision, and national figures including President Trump publicly condemned the attack.