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4 people dead and 8 wounded in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say
Two people were killed and nine injured after the shooter rammed a truck into the church, opened fire, and set the building ablaze, police said.
- A shooting at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, resulted in at least four deaths and eight injuries, as confirmed by local police.
- The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, rammed his truck into the church and opened fire on congregants, according to Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye.
- Sanford died in a shootout with police, and authorities believe he intentionally set the building on fire, with potential additional victims inside, as stated by police officials.
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer expressed her heartbreak for the Grand Blanc community, calling the violence in a place of worship 'unacceptable'.
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Shooter kills at least four, wounds eight at Mormon church in Michigan
By Rebecca Cook and Daniel Trotta GRAND BLANC, Michigan (Reuters) -A man who crashed his vehicle through the front doors of a Mormon church in Michigan opened fire with an assault rifle and set the
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At least four people have been killed and eight others injured in an attack on a Mormon church in the US state of Michigan, police say. A man opened fire during a service and is suspected of deliberately setting the church on fire, according to US media.
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