The father of the man responsible for the deadly mass shooting and fire at an LDS church in Michigan spoke to Scripps News Group on Monday.

Officials say Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, drove his truck into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday morning, opening fire and setting the church on fire.

Four people were killed and eight were injured in the shooting and fire. Sanford was shot and killed by officers about eight minutes after the shooting began.

Sanford's father, Tom, spoke briefly to Scripps News Group, saying: "I feel so bad about the families that were affected by this, aside from ours. We’re not the only ones going through this devastation. We are beside ourselves."

Scripps News has confirmed Thomas Jacob Sanford was a veteran of the Ir

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