What Sen. Slotkin said about the West Bloomfield temple attack

U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., addressed the media along with other community leaders, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer, regarding the attack at a West Bloomfield Township Jewish temple. On March 12, a man, later identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, drove a truck into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township. After an exchange of gunfire with the temple’s security, he died at the scene. One security officer was taken to a hospital after being struck by the truck.  No children or staff were injured. The FBI is now leading the investigation and is considering the case as a targeted act of violence. Senator Slotkin joined Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Rabbi Arianna Gordon and West Bloomfield Township Supervisor Jonathan Warshay in a press conference at Temple Israel on Friday, March 13, thanking law enforcement and the security team, while also addressing the recent uptick in antisemitic hate crimes in the country.