photo #8649010

UPDATE: Authorities have identified the gunman responsible for the deadly attack at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, a resident of Burton, Michigan.Sanford, a U.S. Marine veteran who served in Iraq from 2004 to 2008, according to social media posts by his family, launched a violent assault on the congregation late Sunday morning.Investigators say Sanford drove his Chevy Silverado into the church’s entrance before opening fire with a semi-automatic rifle on worshippers inside.At least two people were killed and nine others wounded in the attack, with authorities warning the death toll could rise once investigators are able to fully search the building.Hundreds of worshippers had been inside at the time.https://channel2now.com/2025/09/28/article/news/crime/grand-blanc-mormon-church-shooting-suspect-identified-as-40-year-old-thomas-jacob-sanford-of-burton-michigan-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/