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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,              [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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