Overview

• Hundreds gathered Oct. 7 at Grand Blanc High School for a candlelight vigil honoring the four people killed and eight injured in the Sept. 28 attack.
• Speakers emphasized unity under the "Better Together" theme and said a Victim Compassion Fund will support those affected.
• First responders received a standing ovation, with officials noting crews arrived about 30 seconds after the initial 911 call.
• Authorities have reported the attacker drove a truck into the church, opened fire and set the building ablaze; police say Thomas Jacob Sanford was shot and killed at the scene.
• Earlier Tuesday, a section of McCandlish Road near the church reopened as mourners maintained a growing memorial with four crosses outside the site.