- Shooting and fire hit the church in Michigan on Sunday.
- The incident in the Church of Grand Blanc killed at least four people.
- The perpetrator, a 40-year-old man, died at the crime scene.
- Police clarify the motives of the attack and verify all circumstances.
- The church engulfed a fire, which was subsequently extinguished.
At least four victims claimed Sunday’s shooting and fire in the Mormon Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA, the local police said. According to the authorities, the shooter is also dead and several persons have suffered injuries, TASR reports according to DPA.
The attack occurred in the church of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Saints Later days on McCandlish Road Street, where hundreds of people were during worship. The police believe that the suspicious intentionally thrust into the entrance of the building by the vehicle, came out of it and started shooting. He also assumes that the fire was intentionally established by the attacker.
Two of the dead were the victim of shooting, the investigators said without two more details of the other two. They expect to find other victims in the building that missed the flames. The fire that engulfed the whole church has already extinguished.
The shooter was, according to the authorities, 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford from the neighboring town of Burton. The police were given permission to inspect his residence and is trying to find out the motive of the crime. The Federal Investigation Office (FBI) also helps with 100 members.
Investigators according to ABC News, they find out, Whether the church has been the target of threats in recent months and whether the timing of shooting may be related to Saturday’s death of the President of the Mormon Church Russell M. Nelson, who was 101 years old.
The city of Grand Blanc lies approximately 80 kilometers north of Detroit and has less than 8,000 inhabitants. The shooting site is located near the residential areas and church of Jehovah’s Witnesses. A violent act in the city of Grand Blanc was sentenced by American Minister Pam Bondi, Governor Michigan Gretchen Whitmer, and US President Donald Trump.
