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Man Behind Michigan Church Mass Killing Called in Bomb Threats in Attempt to Divert Police
Thomas Sanford called bomb threats to three local churches minutes before attacking a Mormon congregation, killing four and injuring eight in a targeted incident, police report shows.
- On Sunday, the Grand Blanc Township Police Department released body‑camera video and a police report revealing details of the Sept. 28 attack where Sanford killed four and wounded eight at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4285 McCandlish Road.
- Audio shows Sanford invoked Mormon sites during bomb threats, and Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye called it "a ploy to divert law enforcement resources."
- At 10:21 a.m., Genesee County Central Dispatch received the bomb‑threat call lasting just over one minute, traced to less than a mile from the church near Leach Lane and McCandlish Road.
- Renye said the threats were outside Grand Blanc Township jurisdiction and did not hinder police, while dispatch staff confirmed the threats were bogus but did not disclose verification details.
- Released records named Holy Family Catholic Church, The River Church, and a 'Mormon temple' in Birmingham; federal investigations into the Sept. 28 assault targeting the Mormon community remain open.
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