FBI is investigating Michigan synagogue attack as a targeted act of violence. What to know
The headline tells the story.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) vowed to combat the “ancient and rampant evil” antisemitism that led to the attack on a Michigan synagogue this week, an incident the FBI is investigating as a “targeted act of violence”.
Wielding a rifle, the suspect rammed his vehicle into the Temple Israel Synagogue, known the “largest Reform synagogue” in the United States, on Thursday while school was in session in its early childhood learning center. Security responded immediately and no one was hurt besides the gunman, who was killed on site in a gunfire exchange with law enforcement.
Here are the latest details about the incident.
What happened?
The suspect, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, drove a truck into the Temple Israel Synagogue and began driving through the halls of the place of worship.
A 911 call made at around 12:19 p.m. alerted local law enforcement that there was “an active shooter situation” at the Temple, West Bloomfield Township Chief of Police Dale Young said.
The suspect’s vehicle caught fire and ignited inside of the synagogue before security guards in the facility “engaged the individual and neutralized the threat,” killing the suspect. Law enforcement found several explosives and the rifle in the suspect’s car.
No students or synagogue teachers were injured or killed in the incident, though several law enforcement officers were treated for inhaling smoke from the fire. The suspect hit one synagogue security guard with his vehicle, and the security guard was taken to the hospital.
The FBI is leading the investigation of the incident as a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community,” Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office, said.
“This is a deeply disturbing and tragic incident, and our deepest sympathies are with the victims, their families, and the entire Jewish community. The FBI is here working with our state, local, and federal partners to investigate this incident,” Runyan said at a press conference Thursday.
Who is the suspect?
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Ghazali, 41, as the suspect of the attack. Ghazali is originally from Lebanon and immigrated to the U.S. in 2011 on an IR1 visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen. He became a U.S. citizen himself in 2016. Ghazali’s motive is still unclear.
SUSPECT IN MICHIGAN SYNAGOGUE ATTACK WAS NATURALIZED CITIZEN BORN IN LEBANON: DHS
Is the attack related to the war in the Middle East?
CBS reported on Friday that sources close to Ghazali said …
The headline tells the story.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) vowed to combat the “ancient and rampant evil” antisemitism that led to the attack on a Michigan synagogue this week, an incident the FBI is investigating as a “targeted act of violence”.
Wielding a rifle, the suspect rammed his vehicle into the Temple Israel Synagogue, known the “largest Reform synagogue” in the United States, on Thursday while school was in session in its early childhood learning center. Security responded immediately and no one was hurt besides the gunman, who was killed on site in a gunfire exchange with law enforcement.
Here are the latest details about the incident.
What happened?
The suspect, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, drove a truck into the Temple Israel Synagogue and began driving through the halls of the place of worship.
A 911 call made at around 12:19 p.m. alerted local law enforcement that there was “an active shooter situation” at the Temple, West Bloomfield Township Chief of Police Dale Young said.
The suspect’s vehicle caught fire and ignited inside of the synagogue before security guards in the facility “engaged the individual and neutralized the threat,” killing the suspect. Law enforcement found several explosives and the rifle in the suspect’s car.
No students or synagogue teachers were injured or killed in the incident, though several law enforcement officers were treated for inhaling smoke from the fire. The suspect hit one synagogue security guard with his vehicle, and the security guard was taken to the hospital.
The FBI is leading the investigation of the incident as a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community,” Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office, said.
“This is a deeply disturbing and tragic incident, and our deepest sympathies are with the victims, their families, and the entire Jewish community. The FBI is here working with our state, local, and federal partners to investigate this incident,” Runyan said at a press conference Thursday.
Who is the suspect?
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Ghazali, 41, as the suspect of the attack. Ghazali is originally from Lebanon and immigrated to the U.S. in 2011 on an IR1 visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen. He became a U.S. citizen himself in 2016. Ghazali’s motive is still unclear.
SUSPECT IN MICHIGAN SYNAGOGUE ATTACK WAS NATURALIZED CITIZEN BORN IN LEBANON: DHS
Is the attack related to the war in the Middle East?
CBS reported on Friday that sources close to Ghazali said …
FBI is investigating Michigan synagogue attack as a targeted act of violence. What to know
The headline tells the story.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) vowed to combat the “ancient and rampant evil” antisemitism that led to the attack on a Michigan synagogue this week, an incident the FBI is investigating as a “targeted act of violence”.
Wielding a rifle, the suspect rammed his vehicle into the Temple Israel Synagogue, known the “largest Reform synagogue” in the United States, on Thursday while school was in session in its early childhood learning center. Security responded immediately and no one was hurt besides the gunman, who was killed on site in a gunfire exchange with law enforcement.
Here are the latest details about the incident.
What happened?
The suspect, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, drove a truck into the Temple Israel Synagogue and began driving through the halls of the place of worship.
A 911 call made at around 12:19 p.m. alerted local law enforcement that there was “an active shooter situation” at the Temple, West Bloomfield Township Chief of Police Dale Young said.
The suspect’s vehicle caught fire and ignited inside of the synagogue before security guards in the facility “engaged the individual and neutralized the threat,” killing the suspect. Law enforcement found several explosives and the rifle in the suspect’s car.
No students or synagogue teachers were injured or killed in the incident, though several law enforcement officers were treated for inhaling smoke from the fire. The suspect hit one synagogue security guard with his vehicle, and the security guard was taken to the hospital.
The FBI is leading the investigation of the incident as a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community,” Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office, said.
“This is a deeply disturbing and tragic incident, and our deepest sympathies are with the victims, their families, and the entire Jewish community. The FBI is here working with our state, local, and federal partners to investigate this incident,” Runyan said at a press conference Thursday.
Who is the suspect?
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Ghazali, 41, as the suspect of the attack. Ghazali is originally from Lebanon and immigrated to the U.S. in 2011 on an IR1 visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen. He became a U.S. citizen himself in 2016. Ghazali’s motive is still unclear.
SUSPECT IN MICHIGAN SYNAGOGUE ATTACK WAS NATURALIZED CITIZEN BORN IN LEBANON: DHS
Is the attack related to the war in the Middle East?
CBS reported on Friday that sources close to Ghazali said …
