Five people have been killed and at least eight wounded after a gunman rammed his car into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Michigan before opening fire on the congregation, police said. After the initial attack, the gunman then set fire to the church.
The shooting took place at the Latter-day Saints church in Grand Blanc Township, about 50 miles north of Detroit, at 10.25am on Sunday. The suspected gunman, Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, was subsequently killed by officers at the scene. Explosive devices were found on his person. According to officials, Sanford was a former US Marine who served in Iraq.
