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Coverage dated September 28, 2025

4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting and fire: Officials

Headline from The Hill

Four people were killed and eight others injured in the shooting and fire at a Mormon church in Michigan, authorities announced. The suspect, 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, died at the scene.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    What we know about Thomas Jacob Sanford, the suspect in the deadly Michigan church shooting (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The suspect in Sunday’s fatal church shooting in Michigan is a 40-year-old local man with a military background.

  2. New York Post

    Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford had prior arrests ahead of deadly attack, officials reveal, as all worshippers inside accounted for (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Michigan Latter-day Saints church shooter Thomas Sanford had prior arrests for burglary and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, local officials said as...

  3. News Nation Now

    What we know about accused Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford (opens News Nation Now)

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    The man accused of opening fire on a group of worshippers at a Michigan church on Sunday came from a military background and served in Iraq.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Who is Thomas Jacob Sanford, suspect in the Michigan church shooting? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Sanford, 40, served as a US Marine from 2004 to 2008, including a deployment to al-Fallujah, Iraq.

  5. The Hill

    4 dead, 8 injured in Michigan church shooting and fire: Officials (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Four people were killed and eight others injured in the shooting and fire at a Mormon church in Michigan, authorities announced. The suspect, 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, died at the scene.

  6. KRDO

    What we know about Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Allison Gordon, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Thomas Jacob Sanford, the suspect in Sunday morning’s mass shooting at a Michigan

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    What we know about Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Allison Gordon, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Thomas Jacob Sanford, the suspect in Sunday morning’s mass shooting at a Michigan

  8. New York Post

    Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford’s family ‘completely in shock’ over his deadly rampage (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The father of Michigan church shooter Thomas Jacob Sanford said his family is "devastated" in the wake of his son's deadly rampage, and that they have "no answer" for why the decorated Marine and married father would have done something so evil.

  9. Newsweek

    Michigan Church Shooting Update: Thomas Jacob Sanford Blasted Mormons (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    New details have emerged about the suspect in the deadly Michigan church shooting.

  10. Fox News

    Michigan church shooting victims unaccounted for, gunman named as Thomas Jacob Sanford (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Former U.S. Marine Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, crashed his truck into a Michigan LDS church on Sunday before setting it on fire and opening fire on churchgoers. Sanford killed at least 4 and injured 8 before officers killed him.

  11. Fox News

    Who is Thomas Jacob Sanford? What we know about the suspected Michigan church gunman (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old Marine veteran, allegedly killed four people and injured several others at a Michigan Mormon church before being killed by police.

  12. CNN

    Who was Thomas Sanford, the Michigan shooting suspect (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Thomas Jacob Sanford, who police say attacked a Sunday morning mass a Michigan church, was an Iraq War veteran and outdoorsman.

  13. NPR

    Michigan church attacker was a Marine Corps veteran, military officials say (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Thomas Jacob Sanford served in the Marines from 2004 to 2008, military officials confirmed to NPR. He was killed in a shootout with police.

  14. Newsweek

    Thomas Sanford’s Military Record: What We Know About LDS Shooting Suspect (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The suspect in the shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan was a former Marine who had been deployed to Iraq.

  15. Washington Examiner

    What to know about Michigan Mormon church shooting (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Officials identified Thomas Jacob Sanford as the suspect in a shooting on Sunday at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

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

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