Overview
- Police say a man drove a pickup into the Grand Blanc Township church during Sunday services, opened fire with a rifle and set the building ablaze before being shot dead by responding officers.
- Latest official updates report at least four people dead and eight injured, with officials cautioning that totals may change as crews finish searching the burned areas and hospitals report in.
- The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, and investigators searched his residence as part of a widening probe.
- Firefighters contained the blaze after hours of flames and smoke, and authorities established reunification sites while asking the public to avoid the area.
- Local and federal agencies, including the FBI and ATF, are assisting, the motive remains under investigation, and officials say there is no ongoing threat to the public.