GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) – Five people are dead, including the shooter, and eight others are hospitalized after a shooting Sunday morning at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, according to police.
Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, of Burton, rammed a vehicle into the church on McCandlish Road before opening fire on hundreds of people who were worshiping.
Police sources said Sanford was a Marine veteran who spent time in Iraq. According to sources, he had a wife and a son. Two American flags were flying from the back of his truck when he hit the church building with it.
The FBI said Sunday night that the attack was being investigated “as a targeted act of violence.”
Thomas Jacob Sanford (Photo: Facebook)
What we know:
According to Renye, the suspect shot 10 people before a confrontation with police that ended with him being shot dead.
Those 10 victims were brought to a hospital, where two people have since died. As of 5 p.m. Sunday, seven victims were listed as stable and