"Sanford drove his pickup truck into the side of a Mormon chapel in Grand Blanc Township, 60 miles (80km) north-west of Detroit, on Sunday, 28 September, and began shooting at congregants. Authorities have said he used gasoline as an accelerant to then light the church on fire. Body camera footage released by Grand Blanc Township police shows an officer yelling, Drop the gun!"
"The gunman, Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, was killed by law enforcement responding to the shooting. I am confirming this is a targeted act of violence believed to be motivated by the assailant's anti-religious beliefs against the Mormon religious community, Jennifer Runyan, special agent in charge of the FBI's Detroit field office, said in a prerecorded video message. The agency declined to share further information on what led to its conclusion."
"The FBI said on Friday that nine people were injured in the attack. The previous official count had been eight. During our investigation, an additional individual was determined to be injured' during the Grand Blanc critical incident, a spokesperson said in a statement. The agency declined to comment on Friday on the nature of the additional injury. The four people who were killed have been identified through family and friends as Craig Hayden, William Pat Howard, John Bond and Thelma Armstrong."
Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old former US marine, drove his pickup into a Mormon chapel in Grand Blanc Township on 28 September, began shooting and used gasoline to set the building ablaze. Law enforcement killed Sanford during the response. The FBI says the attack was a targeted act motivated by Sanford's anti-religious beliefs against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Four people were killed and nine were injured. Body camera footage captures officers shouting commands during the incident. The victims killed include Craig Hayden, William Pat Howard, John Bond and Thelma Armstrong.
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