From Fox News: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed new details about the gunman who killed at least four people and injured several others during a crowded Sunday service at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan.
Leavitt told “FOX & Friends” on Monday morning that, through conversations with FBI Director Kash Patel, she has learned that Marine veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford harbored a hatred for people of the Mormon faith.
“From what I understand, based on my conversations with the FBI director, all they know right now is this was an individual who hated people of the Mormon faith, and they are trying to understand more about this, how premeditated it was, how much planning went into it, whether he left a note, all of those questions have yet to be answered, but certainly will be answered by the FBI,” she said.
The FBI is currently executing multiple search warrants at Sanford’s homes “to get the bottom of why he would commit such an act of evil,” according to Leavitt.
Leavitt said Sanford’s family is cooperating with law enforcement.
Local authorities announced Sunday night that two more bodies have been found after a partial search of the the burned-out church, bringing the death toll to four so far.
After crashing his vehicle into the church and then opening fire on members of the congregation, Sanford allegedly doused areas inside the church with gasoline then set it on fire.
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