Ayman Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen, died after ramming a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan and firing shots. The attack, which occurred on March 12, 2026, targeted the Jewish community. No one inside the synagogue was injured, but a security guard was hit. Law enforcement and emergency personnel responded to the scene, and investigations are ongoing. Ghazali's actions are linked to an earlier airstrike in Lebanon, and he had been waiting outside the temple for hours before the attack.
by Ivy S. Fowler | News Channel 3WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICHIGAN - MARCH 12: Law enforcement respond near Temple Israel following reports of an active shooter on March 12, 2026 in West Bloomfield , Michigan. According to authorities a suspect is dead after ramming a vehicle into the Detroit-area synagogue.
Police continue to investigate as emergency personnel remained on the scene. A local official in Mashgharah told The Associated Press that 41-year-old Ayman Muhammad Ghazali's two brothers, a niece and nephew werejust after sunset, and on Sunday, Israeli Defense Forces officials said one of Ghazali's brothers, Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali, was a Hezbollah commander. The Mashgharah official identified the other family members as Kassim Ghazali, and Ibrahim Ghazali's children, Ali and Fatima. Ibrahim Ghazali's wife remained in the hospital as of Friday. Ayman Ghazali died a week after the March 5 airstrike during what the FBI called an attack targeting the Jewish community. Security of Temple Israel in in West Bloomfield Township near Detroit killed Ayman Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, after he rammed is car into the synagogue, hitting a security guard, and began shooting through his windshield. No synagogue staff, teachers or any of the 140 children at the temple's early childhood center were injured, however,for smoke inhalation because the car Ayman Ghazali used caught fire. The security guard Ayman Ghazali is expected to be okay, according to Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.in the bed of Ayman Ghazali's truck, and several jugs of flammable liquid. They said he waited outside the temple for about two hours with his rifle before crashing into it. The Department of Homeland Security said Ayman Ghazali came to the U.S. in 2011 on an IR1 immigrant visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen and granted citizenship in 2016. He lived in a single-story brick home in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights about 38 miles south of the synagogue, according to The Associated Press. The attack took place on the same day as a former Army National Guard member who served years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State2 killed, others injured in crash following attempted police traffic stop One person is dead, several more were hospitalized and a police investigation is underway following a police traffic stop that ended in a multi-vehicle crash SaPeople in Pickerington are buzzing after a bright fireball streaked across the night sky — and one homeowner caught the moment on camera.All lanes have reopened on the North Side following a crash that blocked several ramps and lanes on Interstate 270 Saturday evening.The Columbus Division of PolGusty winds created dangerous driving conditions in Union County on Friday, including a crash that left two brothers grateful to be alive after a semi toppled oUtility officials are calling the aftermath of yesterday’s windstorm the most significant blow to the region’s electrical grid in over a decade, as crews work t
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