What We Know About the Grand Blanc Mormon Church Shooter

Thomas Sanford signed two political petitions, one an anti-abortion petition and the other an anti-pandemic shutdown petition. He also voted in every November election since 2016.

There is no known motive yet for the mass shooting in a Grand Blanc, Michigan Mormon church that killed at least four worshippers, wounding eight others.

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We do, however, have a few pieces of information about the shooter, and because we have seen the Trump administration erase uncomfortable histories of shooters, it’s important to establish facts. These facts are not an indication of motive, but they matter, not least because if they aren’t established, it won’t be long until a vulnerable person will be blamed with reckless disregard for accuracy and for safety.

Thomas Jacob Sanford’s house via Google Maps, with Trump sign.

The 40-year-old deceased suspect’s name is Thomas Jacob Sanford. Sanford had a political sign for Donald Trump hanging outside of his small brick home, as first reported from Google images by the Daily Beast. Michigan Bridge added it was a 2016 sign.

While White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that they…