Michigan church death toll doubles after search of building where Iraq war veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford ‘planted 3 bombs’ and opened fire | 28 Sept 2025 | Four churchgoers have died, with at least eight more injured and others potentially unaccounted for after a gunman set fire to a Mormon church in Michigan and began shooting at congregants. The [alleged] shooter, who was killed by police at the scene, has been identified as 40-year-old Iraq War veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford. Sanford opened fire on hundreds of people, including children, who had gathered for a service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc about 10.25am on Sunday… Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said the suspect rammed his vehicle through the front door of the building before opening fire with an assault rifle. As of Sunday afternoon, three improvised devices were discovered, two senior U.S. law enforcement officials said, per NBC News.