Thomas Sanford, father of Thomas Jacob Sanford, who allegedly carried out a lethal assault at a Grand Blanc Township church, expressed deep regret to the households affected by the tragedy.
In a telephone interview with the Detroit Free Press, a part of the USA TODAY Community, Sanford mentioned Monday (September 29), “I really feel horrible about all of the households which have been damage they usually’re below the identical crap that I am going below, that my spouse and I are going below. I apologize for that.”
Particulars of the assault
Authorities report that Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, rammed his pickup truck into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout Sunday morning companies earlier than exiting the car and opening fireplace with an assault rifle. Investigators additionally imagine he set a fireplace that destroyed elements of the church. 4 congregants have been killed and eight others have been wounded. The suspect was later killed in a gunfight with police.
Father avoids hypothesis
When requested about what might have motivated his son, Sanford shunned speculating. “The one factor I can say is that it was my son that did it,” he mentioned. “So far as why? Irrelevant. It occurred. We’re coping with it. It has been a nightmare.”
Neighborhood in mourning
The Grand Blanc neighborhood continues to grapple with the aftermath of the assault, as regulation enforcement and emergency companies examine the incident and help grieving households.
