Michigan Church Shooting
Thomas Sanford Served in Iraq …
Prior to Horrific Sunday Attack
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The shooter who killed no less than 4 individuals at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan Sunday morning had in depth navy expertise and served in Iraq.
Thomas Jacob Sanford — who was killed after exchanging gunfire with police — was reportedly an Iraq War veteran who served within the U.S. Marine Corps from 2004 to 2008.
It seems Sanford — who reached the rank of sergeant — supported President Donald Trump, no less than sooner or later previously … ‘trigger he wore a T-shirt that includes a outstanding “Trump 2020” brand on the entrance in one in every of his social media posts.
As … cops say Sanford drove his truck into the entrance of the church and fired off rounds at tons of of worshippers earlier than setting hearth to the constructing.
At least 4 individuals are useless whereas 8 are injured … and 7 extra are nonetheless lacking, with extra victims anticipated to show up as time goes on.
Law enforcement authorities are nonetheless wanting into the motivation behind the capturing.
Worth noting … an unrelated capturing in North Carolina was additionally allegedly perpetrated by a former U.S. Marine — Nigel Edge — who motored up a river in a ship and fired pictures at a waterfront saloon Saturday evening. Three individuals had been killed, and Edge was later arrested.
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