Suspect shot dead after crashing truck into Michigan synagogue, police say
A male suspect was killed in a confrontation with security personnel after crashing his truck through the doors and into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday, with no one else reported seriously injured in the incident, authorities said. Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at about 12.30pm local time at Temple…
A male suspect was killed in a confrontation with security personnel after crashing his truck through the doors and into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday, with no one else reported seriously injured in the incident, authorities said.
Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at about 12.30pm local time at Temple Israel Synagogue in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield. It was unclear from preliminary briefings by police whether the suspect was actually armed with a gun.
Authorities said the suspect was shot dead but whether he was killed by gunfire from security or took his own life was not immediately known.
“We can’t say what killed him at this point but security did engage the suspect with gunfire,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told reporters.
Bouchard said the suspect breached the entrance to the building in his truck and drove the vehicle down the hall before being confronted by security.
“We have no victims, other than one of the lead security people who was hit by the car and was taken to the hospital for treatment. That individual should be OK,” the sheriff said.
