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Trump says Michigan church shooting appears to be ‘targeted attack on Christians’

The attacker, a 40-year-old Marine veteran, killed four and wounded eight during a memorial service before setting fire to the church, officials said.

  • On Sunday, a shooting and fire struck The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, and President Donald Trump called it a `targeted attack on Christians`.
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are leading the probe, and officials said Monday that `this was an individual who hated people of the Mormon faith`.
  • Ramming his pickup truck through the church doors, Sanford fired several rounds, used gasoline as a fire accelerant and left explosive devices, investigators said.
  • At least four people were killed and eight injured, with seven stable and one in critical condition at area hospitals.
  • Amid a string of attacks on houses of worship, Grand Blanc Community Schools closed Monday and officials urged prayer, support and gratitude for first responders while investigations continue.
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GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In the chaotic moments after a former Marine smashed his pickup truck into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan and began shooting, church members dragged others to safety while smoke…

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