40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford rammed a Michigan Church with his vehicle, got out and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing at least four people in the latest mass violence in the country. Officers killed Sanford in the parking lot behind the church. Sanford was not just a crazed gunman as he had a long history of serving in the US Army -- he joined the Marine Corps in 2004 and held the titles of organizational automotive mechanic and vehicle recovery operator. In 2007, he started a nearly seven-month deployment under Operation Iraqi Freedom. Thomas Sanford’s mom, Brenda Walters-Sanford, posted the eerie message on Facebook before Sunday’s carnage at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Grand Blanc Township, according to screenshots circulating online.

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