A former Marine who killed at least four people and wounded eight at a church in Michigan in the northern United States “hated” Mormons, a White House official claims.

Speaking on Monday morning on the Fox News television show Fox & Friends, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said federal authorities are still investigating Sunday’s attack .

But she said investigators are looking into possible animus by the suspect towards members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.

“Well, from what I understand, based on my conversations with the FBI director, all they know right now is this was an individual who hated people of the Mormon faith,” Leavitt said.

Leavitt said she was briefed by FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday.

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