BREAKING: Suspect Identified in Shooting at Mormon Church in Michigan

Sean James Sep 28th, 2025, 4:43 pm

The man suspected of ramming his truck into a Mormon church in Michigan before entering, shooting, and killing multiple people has been identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford , the New York Post reported on Sunday afternoon.

Sanford is a 40-year-old former Marine who served in the Iraq War from 2004 to 2008, according to posts from his mom’s Facebook account.

He is a resident of Burton, Michigan, which is about eight miles from Grand Blanc Township, where the attack happened.

“Social media accounts believed to be connected to Sanford show he’s a family man, with a wife and young son,” the reported.

Sanford is suspected of crashing his Chevy Silverado into the Church of Jes

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