Officials confirmed the attack was targeted and motivated by the shooter’s anti-religious beliefs against the Latter Day Saints community.

The FBI has confirmed that the man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze was motivated by “anti-religious beliefs” against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jent was placed on leave after raising concerns about staffing.

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Not even a month after the horrific mass shooting and arson attack at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, an email from township leadership placing its fire chief on leave has firefighters and community members on edge.

Hundreds of Grand Blanc Township community members gathered under a sunset sky Tuesday to honor the victims and survivors of last week’s attack at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where four people were killed and eight others were injured.

Kaden Stevenson, a 10-year-old boy from Grand Blanc Township, is now the star of a new comic book.

A 14-year-old boy who was at the Grand Blanc Township church during a deadly attack is credited with helping to save his family’s life.

Police have released video footage of officers responding to the attack at a church in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday.

Police said the videos will show what happened right after officers arrived, after the gunman rammed his truck into the church, killing four people and injuring eight others.

In an extraordinary act of forgiveness, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have raised more than $280,000 for the family of the man who attacked their church in Michigan last week.

A fundraiser for the family members of the man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze has raised over $275,000.

For the medical team at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital, Sunday’s mass shooting at a local church became deeply personal when they discovered two of their own residents were among the hurt.

A teenager had to blow his nose right before the Grand Blanc Township church attack, and it might have saved his life. Then, he helped save his family, too.

A daughter of one of the people killed in the attack at a church in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday wrote a letter to the community describing what she saw and how she encountered the gunman.

Fire communication really paints a chaotic picture of the aftermath of the deadly Grand Blanc Township church attack.

Federal investigators are trying to learn more about the gunman behind the attack on a Grand Blanc Township church.

The extended family of the man who killed four people and injured several others at a Grand Blanc Township church released a statement on Tuesday.

Friends of the man accused of killing four people after opening fire in a Michigan church say he long harbored animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but never made any threats against its members.

Federal investigators are trying to learn more about the gunman behind the attack on a Grand Blanc Township church.

It was a solemn evening at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Approximately 100 people attended the vigil on Monday, and the prevailing message was one of loving one another and living without fear.

Donna Short of Grand Blanc Township was at home on Sunday when she heard the police cars and sirens. Though she did not know the victims personally, the tragedy that unfolded in her community compelled her to visit the scene.

Local 4 learned more about the man behind this deadly church attack in Grand Blanc Township.

Questions are emerging about whether Henry Ford Health’s Genesys Hospital had enough staff to handle the church attack Sunday in Grand Blanc Township.

The father of the man who killed four people and injured several others at a Grand Blanc Township church released a statement on behalf of his family.

Aerial footage from the day after an attack at a Grand Blanc Township church shows the pickup truck used by the attacker and the burned remains of the building.

We’re learning more details about the explosives that were found in the pickup truck used in the Grand Blanc Township church attack.

Officials provided new details Monday during a press conference about the deadly attack at a Grand Blanc Township church.

A friend of the Grand Blanc Township church attack suspect recalled a “bizarre” encounter they had with him just days before the attack.

The medical chief of staff at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital provided details on the victims hurt from an attack at a church in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday.

The ATF is bringing in its National Response Team to help with the investigation into the Grand Blanc Township church attack.

Everyone who was at the Grand Blanc Township church at the time of Sunday’s deadly attack has been accounted for, police said Monday afternoon.

The man investigators believe is responsible for an attack at a church in Grand Blanc Township has a military history.

A man was placed in handcuffs after he drove past the barricade set up for the Grand Blanc Township church attack investigation and police found what appeared to be a gun inside the car.

It’s been 24 hours since an attack at a church in Grand Blanc Township left at least four people dead and several others injured.

A woman who attended church in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday recounted the horrifying moments when a man shot multiple people and set the church on fire.

It’s been 24 hours since an attack at a church in Grand Blanc Township left at least four people dead and several others injured.

Authorities in Michigan say search crews did not find any additional bodies inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel where a former Marine opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing four people.

Two close friends of the Grand Blanc Township church attack suspect said they had a bizarre and disturbing encounter with him just days before.

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Police are searching for a motive after a gunman targeted a church and set it on fire. As the community mourns, investigators fear there may be more victims.

Renye said police arrived at the scene before 10:26 a.m., just seconds after the 911 call.

Police have identified the man they believe was responsible for a mass shooting at a church in Grand Blanc Township.

Improvised explosive devices, better known as IEDs, were found inside the vehicle used by the man suspected of a mass shooting at a Grand Blanc Township church, police said.

Members of the bomb squad and SWAT teams are outside the home of the man suspected in a mass shooting at a church in Grand Blanc Township.

Here's everything we know about the mass shooting at a Grand Blanc Township church.

Police revealed some details about the man suspected of driving his vehicle into a church and shooting at least 10 people in Grand Blanc Township.

At least 10 people were injured, and at least two were killed, in a shooting at a church in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday, police said.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released a statement Sunday on the shooting at a church in Grand Blanc Township.

A resident said the “horrific” shooting at a church in Grand Blanc Township happened right next to his home.

Multiple victims have been confirmed, a shooter is dead, and a church is on fire after an active shooter situation in Grand Blanc, police said.

A Michigan woman was arrested for allegedly abandoning a puppy in a park porta potty.

The assaults came to light when the 13-year-old’s mother reportedly checked on their child and found the bedroom window open and the suspect running away.

A tornado tore through Grand Blanc overnight into Wednesday morning, knocking down large trees and rupturing gas lines.

MDOT announced seven road, bridge and ramp closures scheduled across Metro Detroit for August.

Four people have been arrested after an operation centered around giving children THC gummies and exploiting them for child pornography was uncovered at two homes in Genesee County.

Two men charged with murder in the 2018 death of a hunter in Bath Township, Michigan, appeared in court on Thursday.

Police give an update about the search for two gunmen who were last seen on Oakland University’s campus.

Police are searching the campus of Oakland University for two suspected gunmen accused of stealing cars from a dealership, exchanging gunfire with a security guard, and leading officers on a chase.

A motorcyclist was killed and his passenger was injured when an SUV collided with them while leaving a parking lot in Oakland County, police said.

A 2-year-old Sterling Heights boy died after allegedly falling off of a tractor in Brandon Township driven by his cousin who admitted to drinking alcohol before the incident happened, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

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GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police have identified a Michigan State medical student and a suspected drunken driver who were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-475 in Grand Blanc Township, according to authorities. William Jeffrey Bertt, 60, of Flint, was driving a 1995 Chevrolet Surburban south in the northbound lanes of I-475, police said. Grand Blanc Township officials said they received the first call about Bertt’s vehicle at 10:53 p.m. Monday. Osaer was a medical student at Michigan State University and was on her way to an internship at a Bay City hospital, according to authorities. Police said they suspect alcohol use by Bertt, but they’ll have to wait for the toxicology reports for confirmation.

Authorities and civilians try to get a man out of a hole after he was pinned by a concrete slab on July 16, 2019, in Grand Blanc Township. (WDIV)GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A Michigan man has died after he was pinned under a slab of concrete Tuesday while working on the porch of a home, officials said. Grand Blanc Township police were called at 10:33 a.m. Tuesday to a home in the 6100 block of Salt Lick Circle. Officers found a 67-year-old man pinned beneath a large slab of concrete. Firefighters work to pull a man out of a hole after he was pinned by a concrete slab on July 16, 2019, in Grand Blanc Township.