The suspect who killed at least two people and injured eight others during a shooting at a Michigan Latter-day Saints church that he set on fire was identified as a former U.S. Marines veteran who served in the Iraq War, the New York Post confirmed on Sunday (September 28).

Thomas Jacob Sanford , 40, drove his Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck into the church before firing shots at parishioners during a service and then setting the building ablaze, which caused it to burn down entirely. Authorities said they fear more victims could've been harmed in the fire than initially reported.

Sanford, who was killed at the scene during a shootout with police, reportedly served in the Iraq War as a U.S. Marine from 2004 to 2008, according to a Facebook post shared by his mother. The suspect

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