Summary
A mass shooting took place at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, where a suspect named Thomas Jacob Sanford killed four people and wounded eight others. Sanford also set the church on fire and was killed during a shootout with police. The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of targeted violence.
Key Facts
- The shooting occurred at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
- Thomas Jacob Sanford, the suspect, was killed by the police during an exchange of gunfire.
- The attack began when Sanford drove a vehicle into the church and used an assault rifle inside.
- A fire broke out, which police believe Sanford deliberately set, leading to part of the chapel collapsing.
- The FBI is treating this as an act of targeted violence and is leading the investigation.
- Three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found in Sanford’s vehicle.
- Thomas Jacob Sanford was a former US Marine and had served in Iraq.
- The church was holding services when the incident occurred.
