Investigators probe for motive in Michigan LDS church shooting, fire
The search for more potential victims of a mass shooting at a Michigan church continued into Monday, after a gunman killed at least four people while hundreds were worshiping on Sunday morning.Gunman Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, drove his truck into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday morning, before shooting congregants and setting the building on fire, according to officials.At least four people were killed and eight others were injured in the shooting and fire, according to police.The gunman was then killed in a shootout with responding police, law enforcement said.The FBI is leading the investigation, calling the attack an "act of targeted violence."Firefighters work, September 28, 2025, to put out a fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, after a gunman shot multiple people, according to police.Constance DemingOfficials confirmed that of those shot, one victim died at the scene, another later died at the hospital and two more individuals were found dead at the scene due to the fire.
Eight others remain hospitalized, seven are in stable condition and one is in critical condition.Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye told reporters Sunday, "We do believe we will find additional victims once we have that scene secured.”Officials said that the chapel is a "total loss" as investigators work to comb through the rubble.A source briefed on the investigation told ABC News that detectives are urgently working to determine the motive behind the shooting. 4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting and fire set by gunman: PoliceInvestigators are working to learn whether the church had been the target of threats in recent months and looking to see whether the timing could be connected to the death on Saturday of Russell M.Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He was 101 years old.Renye said during Sunday's news conference that the FBI had a...