Shooting at church in Grand Blanc Michigan. Pray

[bsjkki]

 

[bluebell]

[bsjkki]

I have friends and extended family. Family evacuated and okay. I heard 8 shot. Don’t know accuracy. Status of friends unknown. 
 

Update: They are safe. Stayed home to zoom mission farewell. My daughter in laws mom and sister were evacuated. 

Edited September 28, 2025 by bsjkki

[bluebell]

I can't find any news on it yet except through questionable sources.  Hopefully that will update soon.

[bluebell]

Now I see the news sources coming in.  Not a lot of info yet.

[bluebell]

10 minutes ago, bsjkki said:

I have friends and extended family. Family evacuated and okay. I heard 8 shot. Don’t know accuracy. Status of friends unknown. 

Do they attend that congregation??

[bsjkki]

3 minutes ago, bluebell said:

Do they attend that congregation??

Yes. 

[bluebell]

4 minutes ago, bsjkki said:

Yes. 

I'm so sorry.  I hope you get news soon and they are ok.

[Tony uk]

Very sad news 😟

[bsjkki]

 

[Pyreaux]

The current status of the victims' injuries is unknown at this time, so it is not clear from the available information if anyone was killed besides the shooter.

Reports also mention that the church was on fire, and the suspected shooter may have started the fire.

The identity and a clear motive are not yet public, as the investigation is in its early stages.

My personal fear is, I hope it is not the case, it might be a reaction to Charlie Kirk assassination, as some voices, particularly from evangelical circles, like Mark Driscoll, claim "heretical 'Mormon doctrine' somehow fostered this violence" (Source)

[bsjkki]

I heard one sweet older man died. 
 

 

Edited September 28, 2025 by bsjkki

[Raingirl]

I’ve already seen comments online that this shooting is good because”Mormons”. 
 

President Nelson just died.  Yet another mass shooting. Not even the only one in the last 24 hours.  The National Guard is now deployed here.  This country is lost. 

[bsjkki]

Deleted. Fake info.

Edited September 28, 2025 by bsjkki

[bluebell]

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/multiple-people-shot-grand-blanc-church-jesus-christ-latter-day-saints.amp

There is a witness account shared in this link

[webbles]

CNN is reporting that the bomb squad is inspecting a suspicious item.  And they have an aerial shot of the building.  It is not a small fire.  https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/church-shooting-fire-michigan-09-28-25

[bsjkki]

Truck photo could be real. 

[Chum]

After reading responses by the police chief and others, this event seems to be about as awful and as it can be. Perp is 40yo man from Burton MI. My take is he acted with planned and deliberate cruelty.

[Chum]

Politicians and other people of influence are posting. Many are just expressing shock and support within what is expected. The rest are quickly trying to leverage shock and grief into animosity toward their targets of choice. I suppose that will feel like support in some quarters.

With some preemptive gratitude, I expect the Church will counsel us to avoid being manipulated
that we should resist feelings and responses that favor the adversary
that instead we should seek out Christ's actual examples and do our best to let them guide our reactions.

I don't have those quotes yet but I have faith I will. 

[bluebell]

18 minutes ago, Chum said:

After reading responses by the police chief and others, this event seems to be about as awful and as it can be. Perp is 40yo man from Burton MI. My take is he acted with planned and deliberate cruelty.

It is so tragic to read the witness account, that member initially ran outside after the truck hit the chapel, to render the aid.

[bsjkki]

2nd victim has died. 

[bsjkki]

8 minutes ago, bluebell said:

It is so tragic to read the witness account, that member initially ran outside after the truck hit the chapel, to render the aid.

 

[ZealouslyStriving]

American flags? Sounds like somebody that might've drunk Mark Driscoll's kool-aid about the Church somehow being responsible for Charlie Kirk's assassination. 😡

[Orthodox Christian]

I am so sorry to hear of this attack on an LDS church. May God have mercy on the souls of the dead and healing to those who are wounded. Shocking, really shocking!

[Chum]

We have a name for the attacker, Thomas Jacob Sanford.  Early details include that he was a Marine who served in Iraq and a bit of family info.
Few personal details are known. The make, model of his truck is confirmed; they match the truck pic.
IED were found in the truck but now I'm reading that may mean incendiary and not explosive.
Setting the fire was intentional but we're not told the method.
He was killed by a local leo and a state natural resources officer.

[deleted info that was uninformative bait at this time]

Edited September 28, 2025 by Chum