Gunman Kills Four at Michigan LDS Church Sets Building Ablaze

A gunman rammed a pickup truck into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, during Sunday morning services, opened fire with an assault-style rifle, then set the building ablaze, killing four worshippers and wounding several others before being killed by police, authorities said. The attack occurred at about 10:25 a.m. at the suburban church near Flint, and officials said there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Police identified the suspect as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of nearby Burton. Investigators said Sanford drove his truck through the church’s front doors, exited with an assault-style rifle and fired on people inside, then used an accelerant to ignite the building. Two officers exchanged gunfire with Sanford in the church parking lot and killed him within minutes, police said. Officials later located improvised explosive devices and other hazardous materials and are treating the incident as a targeted act of violence, the FBI said as it took the lead on the federal investigation.

Authorities said four people inside the church died. Two victims were killed by gunfire and two others were found in the burned structure; it was...