Michigan, March 12 -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting authorities responding to an apparent vehicle ramming and active shooter situation at Temple Israel, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Thursday (local time).

"FBI personnel are on the scene with partners in Michigan and responding to the apparent vehicle ramming and active shooter situation out of Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. @FBIDetroit," Patel posted on X, adding that the bureau's FBI Detroit Field Office was involved in the response.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she was closely monitoring the reports of the incident and that state authorities were working with local law enforcement.

In a post on X, Whitmer said, "I am tr...