A makeshift memorial of flowers sits on the street next to police tape near the Michigan church on Monday. Emily Elconin/Getty Images
Authorities are shifting their full attention to uncovering exactly how and why a shooter attacked worshippers at a Michigan church on Sunday.
A mass shooting and devastating fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, left four people dead and several others wounded.
Search crews have combed through the rubble of the chapel, and everyone is now accounted for.
Here’s the latest on the investigation:
The victims: Of the eight patients that Henry Ford Genesys Hospital received on Sunday, one died and seven have survived, according to hospital leadership. The eight patients ranged in age from 6 to 78. Five of them suffered gunshot wounds, and three suffered from smoke inhalation, hospital leadership said..
Everyone accounted for: Search efforts for victims among the debris of the chapel are complete, and no additional remains were found today, a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation told CNN. Earlier Monday, authorities said they believed everyone who was inside at the time of the attack had been accounted for.
Unknown motive: Investigators identified the shooter as Thomas Jacob Sanford. The FBI is investigating reports that the Marine and Iraq War veteran “hated people of Mormon faith,” White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Monday. A search of his residence is underway, and authorities are working to obtain search warrants for digital media that may help shed light on a motive, a law enforcement source told CNN.
Explosive devices found: Some suspected explosive devices linked to the incident were found at the scene, officials said. It’s unclear if any explosives were also used to start the fire, authorities said, which they believe the suspect “deliberately” set.
[SRC] https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/church-shooting-fire-michigan-09-29-25
