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Thomas Sanford, the father of the suspected Michigan Mormon church shooter, said his family is "completely in shock over this; we have no answers"

The shooting occurred at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Mich. on the morning of Sept. 28

At least four people were killed and eight were injured

The father of Thomas Jacob Sanford, the suspected shooter in the Michigan church shooting that left four dead and eight wounded on Sunday, Sept. 28, has spoken out.

Thomas Sanford, the shooter's father, said that the family is "devastated" by his son's actions.

"We are completely in shock over this; we have no answers," Thomas Sanford said in a statement provided to NBC News . "We are asking for privacy as we grieve our loss and those of the others."

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