At least four people were killed and eight others wounded in a shooting on Sunday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, police confirmed.
According to CNN, the gunman rammed a vehicle into the front of the church during a large Sunday service, opened fire, and then deliberately set the building on fire using gasoline. The blaze quickly engulfed the church, and police fear more victims may be found in the burned-out structure.
Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect and fatally shot him at the scene. Authorities identified the gunman as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford from the nearby city of Burton.
James Deir, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Detroit Field Division, confirmed that the suspect used gasoline to ignite the fire after the shooting.
Grand Blanc is a suburb of Flint, located about an hour’s drive north of Detroit. CNN reported that several children were among the hundreds attending the service, and investigators are still combing through the debris “working tirelessly to find additional bodies.”
