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Three Still Hospitalized After Grand Blanc Church Attack as FBI Leads Targeted-Violence Probe

Hospital leaders detailed a rapid, coordinated mass-casualty response after an urgent warning from a resident inside the church.

Overview

  • The FBI is directing the investigation with more than 100 personnel working alongside local, state and federal partners, calling the incident an act of targeted violence.
  • Police identified the attacker as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, who drove a truck into the church, opened fire with an assault-style rifle and set the building on fire before being killed.
  • Officials have reported four worshippers killed and eight injured, with the suspect also dead.
  • Henry Ford Genesys said three patients remain hospitalized, with two in fair condition and one improving.
  • Hospital staff reported that some of their own medical residents were among the injured and described an all-hands response as patients arrived one after another.