Update On Michigan Church Shooting

    Law enforcement has now stated that all people at the church building at the time of the shooting and fire have been accounted for, reports the Detroit Free Press. There are 5 dead (including the gunman) and 8 injured. Thus, per ABC News, although authorities are still searching the building, they do not expect to find any more bodies. The article continues: "One victim died at the scene, another later died at the hospital and two more individuals were found dead at the scene due to the fire, officials said. Eight others remain hospitalized, including seven in stable condition and one in critical condition."

    The attention has turned to the shooter's motive. The foregoing Free Press article relates in this regard:

    Burton City Council candidate Kris Johns said he spoke to Sanford about a week ago.

    According to Johns, Sanford was at home and went on a tirade against the church and described Mormons — an informal name for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — as "the antichrist."

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    Johns said Sanford spoke quickly as he shared about his time in Iraq and his struggles with drug addiction when he returned home. Sanford moved to Utah at one point to plow snow and had a relationship with a woman there whose family was Mormon.

    Johns said Sanford asked him if he believed in God. He responded, "yes." Johns said he's Christian and a member of Solid Rock Community Church in Burton. And the, from there, Johns said, the conversation took a "a very sharp turn."

The Metatron YouTube channel delves more into Sanford's antipathy toward Mormons.  

    If there is one thing that I hope comes out of this incident, though, is that the LDS leaders revisit their ban on members (other than current law enforcement) from carrying concealed weapons at church. The fact that the church was a "gun free" zone didn't save anyone's life.