What we know about the Michigan church shooting
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Good morning, all. We start today with updates on the shootings in Michigan and North Carolina over the weekend. Here’s what we know.
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Katy Kildee/Detroit News via AP
About100peoplegatheredforaprayerserviceinGrandBlanc,Mich.,lastnight,hoursafteranex-MarinekilledatleastfourandwoundedeightwhenhesmashedhistruckintoaMormonchurch,openedfireandsetthebuildingalight.
InMichigan:Theattacktookplacewhilehundredsofpeoplegatheredforworship.AnFBIspokesmansaidaninvestigationisunderway,callingitan“actoftargetedviolence.”Noneofthevictimshavebeenidentifiedpublicly.Here’swhattoknow.[Time]
Thesuspect:AuthoritiesnamedThomasJacobSanford,anIraqWarveteran,asthesuspectintheattack,butdidnotprovideamotive.Hewaskilledatthesceneinanexchangeoffirewithpolice.[CNN]
InNorthCarolina:Asuspectwaschargedwiththreecountsoffirst-degreemurderandfivecountsofattemptedmurderafterashootingatawaterfrontbarinthecityofSouthportonSaturdaynight.H
