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Friends of the Michigan church shooting suspect say he long carried hatred toward Mormon faith

Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle, on the newest of 2 developments

Friends of the man accused of killing four people after opening fire in a Michigan church say he long harbored animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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  1. Shooting with multiple victims at Mormon Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan

    Headline from BNO News ·

  2. Newest

    Friends of the Michigan church shooting suspect say he long carried hatred toward Mormon faith

    Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle ·

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Trump calls Michigan Mormon church shooting 'targeted attack' on Christians (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump reacted to the mass shooting that occurred Sunday at an LDS church in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

  2. BNO News

    Shooting with multiple victims at Mormon Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A Mormon Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan is engulfed in flames after someone started shooting, causing a number of casualties, according to local officials and witnesses. The suspect is down and no longer a threat. The incident began at around 10:30 a.m.

  3. The Guardian

    Michigan church shooting suspect bore a hatred of Mormon religion, locals say (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Michigan suspect was a Marine veteran, as was suspect in another recent shooting in North Carolina, who has been charged with murder

  4. The Hill

    ‘Very angry at the church’: Details emerge on suspect in Michigan LDS shooting (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Four worshippers were killed and several others were injured on Sunday after a man identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, drove through the front doors of the church, fired an assault rifle at hundreds of people gathered inside, and deliberately started the building on fire.

  5. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Friends of the Michigan church shooting suspect say he long carried hatred toward Mormon faith (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    Friends of the man accused of killing four people after opening fire in a Michigan church say he long harbored animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  6. Military.com

    Friends of Former Marine Church Shooting Suspect Say He Long Carried Hatred Toward Mormon Faith (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Friends of the man accused of killing four people after opening fire in a Michigan church say he long harbored animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but never made any threats against its members.

  7. East Idaho News

    Friends of the Michigan church shooting suspect say he long carried hatred toward LDS faith (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The man who opened fire in a Michigan church and killed four people while setting it ablaze long harbored hatred toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to longtime friends, and told a stranger who showed up at his door days before that at…

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    Friends of suspect in Michigan church shooting say he long carried hatred toward Mormon faith (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Police have released very few details about the suspect, a former Marine who died after being shot by officers, and have refused to discuss what might have motivated the attack at the church.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.