US EditionChurch of Jesus Christ member raises over $150K for Michigan shooter family
Utah-based LDS member David Butler raised over $280,000 to support the shooter’s family facing financial hardship and medical needs, with more than 7,000 donors contributing.
- An online fundraiser for the family of Thomas Jake Sanford has raised over $275,000, attracting significant donations within 48 hours of its launch, as described by the organizer, Butler.
- On Sunday, Thomas Jake Sanford opened fire in a Michigan church, killing four and injuring eight before being killed by police.
- Family members expressed sorrow for the victims, stating, "No words can adequately convey our sorrow for the victims and their families."
- Authorities labeled Sanford's actions as an "act of targeted violence," but have not disclosed a motive for the attack.
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330K Raised for Family of Michigan Church Shooter
David Butler, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said his initial reaction to the news that a gunman attacked an LDS church in Michigan on Sunday was that it was “an awful and evil act.” But then, Butler told ABC News, he heard the suspect, Thomas Jacob Sanford, left behind a wife and children after being killed in a shootout with police. Four people died and eight others were injured after Sanford allegedly rammed his …
Fundraiser for family of Michigan church shooter nets $300K in donations
A fundraiser for the family of the ex-Marine accused of waging a deadly attack on a Mormon church in Michigan on Sunday had collected more than $300,000 as of Thursday evening. The money isn’t to reward Thomas Jacob Sanford for fatally shooting two people, wounding at least eight more and setting a fire that ultimately claimed the lives of two other worshippers at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Grand Blanc Township. According…
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