A 40-year-old man, Thomas Jacob Sanford, drove a vehicle into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, opened fire, and set the building ablaze, killing four people and wounding eight others. The suspect was killed at the scene, and authorities are investigating the presence of possible improvised devices. Police praised the bravery of churchgoers and first responders.
At least 4 people were killed and 8 injured yesterday when a man drove a vehicle through the front doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and opened fire in Grand Blanc Township , Michigan .
Officials have named the suspect as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40. He exited the vehicle and began firing an assault rifle at parishioners, police said. He was killed at the scene. Authorities said the gunman also set a fire at the church. Investigators said more victims may be be found inside. As many as three improvised devices were found at the scene, according to two senior U.S. law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation.Grand Blanc Township Police Chief Bill Renye hailed the bravery and heroism of the churchgoers that shielded children from gunfire during the attack. "I’d also like to acknowledge the heroism of not only the first responders, but the people who were inside that church at a time they were shielding the children who were also present within the church, moving on to safety, just hundreds of people just practicing their faith, just extreme courage, brave, and that’s the type of community that we are," he said in a news conference yesterday evening. Renye said police officers were on the scene within 30 seconds of the first call and that the shooter was"neutralized" eight minutes later.Four people were killed and several others wounded Sunday when authorities say a man opened fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, and set it ablaze in what a federal official called “an act of targeted violence.” At least two of the four victims were fatally shot, police said. Eight people were wounded, with one in critical condition and seven who were stabilized, township Police Chief Bill Renye said.
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