Michigan church shooting and arson attack: Death toll rises to four

The attacker drove a vehicle into the church during a service and opened fire, before being killed himself.

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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.

The suspect, identified as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, from Burton, Michigan, was later shot dead by police in the building's car park.

Authorities are investigating the incident as an "act of targeted violence", but say the motive remains unclear.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was "trying to understand more about this, how premeditated it was, how much planning went into it, whether he left a note".