‘Evil is alive’: Mass shooting at Michigan Mormon church leaves four dead and shakes faith communities across the US
Four dead as Mormon church shooting suspect identified as former US marine
- A mass shooting and arson attack took place at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, during Sunday service.
- The assailant, identified by police as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, rammed his truck into the church, opened fire with an assault rifle, and set the building ablaze with gasoline.
- The attack resulted in four fatalities and nine injuries, with authorities stating that additional victims may be found within the burned church remains.
- Sanford was killed in a gunfight with police who responded to the scene within minutes; investigators later discovered explosives during their inquiry.
- Sanford was a US Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, and police are currently investigating his motive for the attack.