What we know about Michigan church shooting and arson attack

Officials have not yet named a motive for the shooter or the names of the four people killed.

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Officials said the attack on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, a town 60 miles (100km) northwest of Detroit, happened during a Sunday service attended by hundreds of people.

They have named the suspect, Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, from Burton, Michigan, who was killed by police soon after the shooting.

Speaking at a news conference on Monday, officials said the incident was a "targeted act of violence", but said they had not yet ascertained Sanford's motive.

Officials have not named the four people who were killed in the shooting, or the eight others who were injured, including one who was in critical condition.