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Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old former Marine and Iraq War veteran, is suspected of attacking a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan. Sanford, a resident of nearby Burton, allegedly crashed his truck into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints during Sunday service. He then reportedly opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, killing two and injuring at least nine. Social media suggests Sanford is a married father. Following the incident, former President Trump claimed the attack was “another targeted attack on Christians,” highlighting what he perceives as an anti-Christian bias in the U.S.
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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 Post reported.
Sanford is suspected of crashing his Chevy Silverado into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints while hundreds of people were there for Sunday service. He then opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, killing two people and injuring at least nine others.
President Donald Trump, shortly after the shooting, said it “appears to be yet another targeted attack on Christians” in the U.S.
“There is a tremendous anti-Christian bias. We don’t hear about it. You hear about anti-Semitic, but you don’t hear about anti-Christian. They have a strong anti-Christian bias, but we’re ending that rapidly, I will tell you. We’re in a much different world today than we were one year ago.”
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