Overview

• Police said four victims have died and several others were injured after the attack in Grand Blanc; the 40-year-old suspect was shot dead by officers.
• Authorities report the assailant drove through the entrance, opened fire inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then set the building on fire.
• Investigators found signs of accelerants and several suspected explosive devices, describing those findings as preliminary.
• The FBI is now leading the investigation, and officials continue searching the destroyed structure and the suspect’s residence for evidence and possible additional victims.
• The suspect was identified as a man from nearby Burton; no motive has been announced, as political leaders offered condolences and President Trump characterized the incident as a targeted attack on Christians.