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The gunman who opened fire at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, MI this morning has just been identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford.
He was a Marine veteran, who served in Iraq from 2004-2008.
Before carrying out the heinous attack, Sanford lived about 15 minutes away from the church, in nearby Burton, MI.
He was killed in a shootout with police.
Take a look:
BREAKING: The Grand Blanc, Michigan church shooter has been identified as 40 year old Thomas Jacob Sanford of nearby Burton, per NYP
IEDs were also found on church property
Two victims are confirmed deceased, plus the shooter.
An unknown number are unaccounted for. Pray
pic.twitter.com/FKQqcpL0Yk — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 28, 2025
Church Shooter identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton Michigan. A Veteran. pic.twitter.com/PwX2IRmrrn
— JLR© (@JLRINVESTIGATES) September 28, 2025
JUST IN: Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford identified as the suspected gunman who attacked the Michigan Latter-day Saints church, according to the New York Post.
Here is what we know according to the Post:
– Sanford was a US Marine veteran.
– He served in Iraq from 2004-2008.… pic.twitter.com/NBMfJEGbr6
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 28, 2025
Sanford had a wife and son, who was born with a rare disorder according to a GoFundMe campaign from 2015.
He also appeared to have an Iraq sticker on his truck, from alleged photos pulled from his social media pages:
Thomas “Jake” Sanford,4156 E Atherton Rd. is an Iraq war veteran
from Burton, MI identified as the church shooter. Close up of his trucks license plate has an Iraq sticker. I’m guessing PTSD and highly medicated. Stay tuned. So tragic. pic.twitter.com/RInBg4Xkt1— Victoria
(@UGAGirl7280) September 28, 2025
Sanford allegedly planted explosive devices at the church, where hundreds of people were gathered for worship.
The New York Post has more:
The deranged madman who killed at least two people and injured nine others at a Michigan Latter-day Saints church, torching the building and opening fire on fleeing congregants and their families, has been identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, The Post can confirm.
Sanford, a US Marine veteran, according to his mom’s Facebook page, rammed his Chevy Silverado truck into the building before unleashing the assault on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, armed with a semi-automatic rifle.
An old Facebook post by Sanford’s mother says the gunman — who died at the scene in a shootout with cops — who served in Iraq from 2004-2008.
Law enforcement sources confirmed that Sanford, from nearby Burton, Michigan, is the line suspect.
The source of the blaze was not immediately known, but sources told The Post authorities found several improvised explosive devices on church property which a bomb squad was investigating.
We don’t know if this guy was on any medications, possibly suffering from PTSD, or anything else.
At this time, it’s unknown what his motive was or if he had ever attended the church before.
Please keep all of the victims and their families in your prayers.
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