2 People Confirmed Dead and 8 People Injured in the Michigan Church Shooting
The burned church as emergency services respond to a shooting and fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on September 28, 2025 in Grand Blanc, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Authority has confirmed that, at least two people were killed and eight others injured in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, on Sunday. The attack occurred just before 10:30 a.m. on Sunday as congregants gathered inside for church service. In a press briefing, the suspect was identified by Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford. Sanford reportedly graduated from a high school near the church and was previously deployed to Iraq from 2007 to 2008. Sanford allegedly rammed his vehicle into one of the church walls then “exited his vehicle firing several rounds at individuals within the church,” Renye stated. The gunman, armed with an assault-style rifle, was able to kill two individuals, w...