Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40 -year -old American, was killed by the police in the attack against the Mormon Church of Grand Blanc Township (United States) this Sunday, September 28.
The attack left at least four dead, said Grand White Chief of William Renye at a press conference. Eight people were also injured, one of which is in critical condition. The church was also burned, Thomas Jacob Sanford was suspected of having fired intentionally.
The shooter was from Burton’s neighboring town. Before opening fire, he first hit the church doors at the wheel of a vehicle, while “hundreds of people” were inside, said William Renye. The Church indicated that the shots had been heard “during religious service.”
An old marina deployed in Iraq
Documents confirmed by CBS News show that Sanford was a former armed. For its part, the New York Times indicates that he did his secondary studies in the surroundings and graduated from a neighboring high school in 2004.
According to the information of the American Daily newspaper, the man was a veteran who had been deployed in Falloujah, Iraq, from 2007 to 2008 and served in Los Marines since 2004. He had also been sent to Japan, reports an article by Clarkston News, published in 2007 and cited by the Detroit Free Press.
Nicknamed “Jake”, the suspect is presented as a young person who led “a brilliant military career” that reaches the range of sergeant. “I can’t wait to discover the culture and inhabitants of Iraq. I will return with real information about the situation. We make many changes in the Middle East, we advance. Iraqi citizens are beginning to mobilize,” he said about the local premises.
His uncle also followed a course in the American Navy during World War II. Thomas Jacob Sanford has married since 2016 and has a 10 -year -old son. According to the files, I had no criminal record to date.
Passionate about hunting, Trump supporter
“It seemed completely normal, I was happy to see me,” said a former classmate of Thomas Jacob Sanford who saw him several weeks before the drama. According to the profile drawn by the latter for the New York Times, the suspect was passionate about hunting and fishing. The photos available in the Facebook profiles of your relatives illustrate this passion.
If a public political statement has not been identified, a photo of the suspect published in 2019 on Facebook shows it with a shirt for the glory of Donald Trump, upstream of the presidential elections of 2020.
Not clearly established
USA Today reports that his 10 -year -old son was born with a rare pathology, hyperinsulinism, which can cause, due to the bloody insulin rate above standard and significant brain complications. He had described this news as “a true nightmare” for the specialized blog checking room, explaining that he had “gradually” realized that his son “was not a premature person like the others.”
To date, the police have identified any mobile. “We cannot draw conclusions at this time,” police lieutenant said Kim Vetter, quoted by USA Today. The FBI participates in the investigations, an investigation was opened for an act of “directed violence,” said Reuben Coleman, a special agent in charge of Detroit’s local office in the FBI.
Source: BFM TV
