Grand Blanc church shooting: What we know about the victims

Four people have died, and eight others were wounded when a man crashed into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc during service Sunday, then started shooting before setting the church on fire. 

Police said the suspect, Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, first rammed his vehicle through the front doors of the church, got out and began shooting at the parishioners before "deliberately" starting a fire.

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The suspect was from Burton, a neighboring city of Grand Blanc where the shooting took place. Grand Blanc is about 60 miles north of Detroit. 

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Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said the suspect was killed in a shootout with responding officers, and it’s believed the suspect acted alone with an assault rifle. 

What we know about the victims

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The police chief and township supervisor gave the latest update on Sunday's shooting and fire attack at a church in Genesee County.

What we know:

Ten people were shot, police said, and one of the victims died. Nine other victims are hospitalized, with at least one in critical condition, according to authorities. 

The shooter is also dead. 

Authorities said they later found two additional deceased victims, but their causes of death have not been released.

What they're saying:

"We do believe we will find some additional victims once we find the area where the fire was," Renye said at a news conference Sunday. 

"I know that our community is hurting right now, and we want to provide some resources for our community moving forward," he said at a later news conference.

Renye said Monday that everybody is unaccounted for. 

What we don't know:

The victims have not yet been identified, and police said they did not yet have a motive for the fire or shooting.

Authorities also did not provide any additional details about the suspect, including whether he was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

What's next:

"We're going to do search warrants at the suspect's residence. We're going to find out if there was a motive. We're going to go through cell phone records, things like that," Renye said. 

Renye said authorities would be providing more information in a scheduled 5 p.m. ET presser on Sunday.

Witnesses heard ‘large bang’

Witness Brian Taylor said churchgoers thought someone had accidentally hit the building at first. He said church started at 10 a.m. and the service was happening when there was a loud noise and a crack in the chapel wall.

"We heard a large, just a large bang," he said.

Scene from shooting, fire at LDS church in Grand Blanc

Taylor said churchgoers went outside to help, but soon realized it wasn't an accident. He described seeing a man he did not recognize driving a truck armed with a rifle before the shooting started.

As Taylor and his wife tried to drive away, he said the suspect shot at their vehicle, causing their windshield to shatter. Taylor suffered a hand injury from shrapnel.