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‘The Shooter’s Wife Is Our Neighbor’
The attacker, a Marine and Iraq War veteran, killed four and injured eight at a Michigan church before dying in a police shootout, FBI calls it targeted violence.
- On September 28, Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, drove his pickup into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Grand Blanc Township, set it on fire and opened fire, killing four including John Bond, 77, Navy veteran.
- Sanford's friends say he began voicing grievances years ago after a breakup in Utah, expressing anger toward The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FBI is probing reported anti-Mormon statements.
- Organizers and friends say one victim was a devoted grandfather and Navy veteran, while Dave Butler's GoFundMe page surpassed $60,000 toward a $100,000 goal and a GiveSendGo campaign reached nearly $150,000.
- Federal investigators remained on the scene on Tuesday as heavy machinery began clearing debris from the church, and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer urged patience, saying, `'I want to caution everyone that while we are working hard, at this juncture speculation is unhelpful and it could be quite dangerous.'
- As scrutiny of security grows, religious groups are reassessing protocols nationwide, while Elder David A. Bednar visited Michigan's destroyed chapel in Grand Blanc Township to meet survivors and thank responders.
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‘The Shooter’s Wife Is Our Neighbor’
On Sunday morning, 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford allegedly drove his pickup truck into a meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Grand Blanc, Michigan. After the crash, he opened fire on the congregation, police said, then set the building ablaze.Four people inside the church died. Ten were injured. Sanford was killed in a gunfight with police. Investigators said that Sanford, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, “hat…
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