India, Sept. 29 -- Thomas Jacob Sanford has been identified as a suspect in the shooting at the Grand Blanc Church. Sanford crashed his car into a Grand Blanc church and started shooting before the structure caught fire. At least four people have been killed and eight injured in the incident.

Sanford tried to escape the scene but was shot and murdered by police.

The assault coincides with a troubling trend of violence against religious groups in the US, such as the recent mass shooting at Minneapolis's Annunciation Catholic School, which left two children dead and 17 others wounded.

It also takes place against the backdrop of heightened tensions in America and concerns about political violence following Charlie Kirk's shooting.

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