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   Danny X to Leroy N. Soetoro   
   Re: 4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church   
   29 Sep 25 22:12:50   
   
   XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, sac.politics, alt.atheism   
   XPost: alt.russian.z1   
   From: gunnerasch@gmail.com   
      
   The top priority.   
      
   Trump needs to kill Jews.  It's what everybody wants.   
   Why is Trump giving the Jews a free pass when they have it coming?   
      
   Time for Trump to kill Jews.  Write your Congressman.   
      
   Nothing else matters.   
      
      
      
   Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:   
      
   >https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-people-shot-michigan-church-   
   >police/story?id=126015196   
   >   
   >A gunman drove his truck into a Michigan church where hundreds were   
   >worshiping on Sunday morning, shooting congregants before setting the   
   >building on fire, officials said.   
   >   
   >At least four people were killed and eight others were injured in the   
   >shooting and fire, according to police. The gunman was then killed in a   
   >shootout with responding police.   
   >   
   >The FBI is now leading the investigation, calling the attack an "act of   
   >targeted violence."   
   >   
   >The mass shooting comes amid a rash of violence against churches and other   
   >religious institutions and amid a series of politically motivated   
   >shootings. It also comes after a mass shooting at a waterfront bar in   
   >North Carolina left three people killed late Saturday night.   
   >   
   >The shooting on Sunday morning was at The Church of Jesus Christ of   
   >Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan.   
   >   
   >The fire set in the aftermath of the shooting grew to a five-alarm blaze   
   >that caused a partial collapse of the structure, according to law   
   >enforcement officials. James Deir, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF   
   >Detroit Field Division, said during a press conference Sunday night that   
   >the gunman used gasoline as an accelerant to burn the building.   
   >   
   >Officials said that the chapel is a "total loss" as investigators work to   
   >comb through the rubble.   
   >   
   >Michigan State Police said that after the shooting, they responded to   
   >several bomb threats at other locations in the area -- some of them   
   >churches.   
   >   
   >Officials confirmed that of those shot, one victim died at the scene,   
   >another later died at the hospital and two more individuals were found   
   >dead at the scene due to the fire. Eight others remain hospitalized, seven   
   >are in stable condition and one is in critical condition.   
   >   
   >The gunman was identified by police as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford.   
   >   
   >The church was deliberately set on fire by the suspect, who officials said   
   >is from Burton, Michigan, about 8 miles north of Grand Blanc.   
   >   
   >"We do believe we will find additional victims once we have that scene   
   >secured," Renye said.   
   >   
   >The attack unfolded at 10:25 a.m. and "hundreds of people" were attending   
   >the service, according to Renye.   
   >   
   >"He ran the vehicle through the front door, exited and started firing   
   >shots," Renye said of the suspect, adding that it remains unclear what   
   >connection, if any, the suspect had to the church.   
   >   
   >A source briefed on the investigation told ABC News that detectives are   
   >urgently working to determine the motive behind the shooting.   
   >Investigators are working to learn whether the church had been the target   
   >of threats in recent months and looking to see whether the timing could be   
   >connected to the death on Saturday of Russell M. Nelson, president of The   
   >Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was 101 years old.   
   >   
   >Nelson died at his home in Salt Lake City, church spokesperson Candice   
   >Madsen said in a statement.   
   >   
   >President Donald Trump said he's been briefed on the shooting and fire,   
   >writing Sunday on social media, "This appears to be yet another targeted   
   >attack on Christians in the United States of America."   
   >   
   >"The Trump Administration will keep the Public posted, as we always do. In   
   >the meantime, PRAY for the victims, and their families. THIS EPIDEMIC OF   
   >VIOLENCE IN OUR COUNTRY MUST END, IMMEDIATELY!" Trump said.   
   >   
   >Trump also wrote that the FBI is leading the investigation efforts. Trump   
   >said that while the suspect is dead, there is "still a lot to learn."   
   >   
   >Vice President JD Vance posted his own statement on social media, calling   
   >the shooting and fire at an LDS church "awful." He said the "entire" Trump   
   >administration is monitoring the incident.   
   >   
   >"Just an awful situation in Michigan. FBI is on the scene and the entire   
   >administration is monitoring things. Say a prayer for the victims and   
   >first responders," Vance wrote.   
   >   
   >Shortly after the shooting, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on   
   >X, "I am receiving briefings about what appears to be a horrific shooting   
   >and fire at an LDS church in Grand Blanc, Michigan. @FBI and @ATFHQ agents   
   >are en route to the scene now. Such violence at a place of worship is   
   >heartbreaking and chilling. Please join me in praying for the victims of   
   >this terrible tragedy."   
   >   
   >Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her "heart is breaking for the Grand   
   >Blanc community" in a statement on X.   
   >   
   >"Violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship, is unacceptable,"   
   >she said. "I am grateful to the first responders who took action quickly.   
   >We will continue to monitor this situation and hold the Church of Jesus   
   >Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Grand Blanc close."   
   >   
   >Renye said during Sunday's news conference that the FBI has assigned more   
   >than 100 agents to help in the investigation.   
   >   
   >"Violence in a place of worship is a cowardly and criminal act. Our   
   >prayers are with the victims and their families during this terrible   
   >tragedy," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post.   
   >   
   >Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spokesperson Doug Anderson   
   >issued a statement confirming that the gunman opened fire on the   
   >congregation during Sunday worship services.   
   >   
   >"The Church is in communication with local law enforcement as the   
   >investigation continues and as we receive updates on the condition of   
   >those affected," Anderson said. "We offer thanks to the emergency   
   >responders who are assisting victims and families. We are deeply grateful   
   >for the outpouring of prayers and concern from so many people around the   
   >world. In moments of sorrow and uncertainty, we find strength and comfort   
   >through our faith in Jesus Christ. Places of worship are meant to be   
   >sanctuaries of peacemaking, prayer and connection. We pray for peace and   
   >healing for all involved."   
   >   
   >For years, law enforcement and homeland security experts have been warning   
   >that religious institutions across the board are being targeted for acts   
   >of violence.   
   >   
   >"We can all agree that our houses of worship should be safe places for   
   >people to exercise their freedom of religion but right now we are   
   >increasingly seeing them being targets for violence -- and not just   
   >attacks on any one faith," Michael Masters, who oversees security   
   >operations for the main U.S. network of Jewish schools and synagogues,   
      
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