Authorities in Michigan say search crews did not find any additional bodies inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel where a former Marine opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing four people. Police had feared they would find more victims in the charred wreckage but now believe everyone is accounted for after Sunday’s attack. Investigators are focusing on what motivated the former Marine to ram his pickup truck into the church in Grand Blanc Township. The suspect was killed while exchanging gunfire with two officers. Eight other people were treated for gunshot wounds and are expected to recover.
An ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police. At least four people were killed and eight wounded, and authorities were searching the building ruins for more victims. It happened in Grand Blanc Township, a community outside Flint. Law enforcement officials said the man got out of his pickup and started shooting, apparently using gas to start the fire. The attacker was identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, who served in the Marines and was from a nearby town. The FBI is investigating the attack as an targeted act of violence.
Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died at the age of 101.
For the Boy Scouts of America — renamed Scouting America — recent years have been challenging. Opening its programs to gay people and later to girls angered some critics. Its 2020 bankruptcy declaration triggered disputes over compensation for thousands of men claiming they were sexually abused as scouts. The 115-year-old organization now serves far fewer youths than at its peak decades ago. But it seems to be stabilizing, with a slight uptick in membership last year. One key reason: the loyalty of major religious denominations that still view scouting’s mission as uniquely valuable and welcome its continued commitment to reverence and prayer.
"There were remains inside and outside of the vehicle."