Looks like shooter is the only casualty. Rammed the building with the car and didn't make it inside or anything. Gonna be a tense time in Michigan after this
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An hour with no updates, and the building is possibly on fire? Seems grim.
Yeah, and it sounds like there's a large daycare in the building, too. This is very similar to the attack on the Mormon Church in Grand Blanc, MI a few months ago. The attacker (a Maga chud), rammed his truck into the building, started shooting, and lit a fire inside.
Edit: Local news reported that the children have been evacuated and there are no official reported injuries right now.
The most recent update
2:10 p.m.
AP is reporting that their sources say the suspect is dead. 7 News Detroit is being told by law enforcement officials at the scene that they are being told that as well.
Definitely was not a false flag, how dare you even think that antisemite
Could be, but also not hard to believe that this is real blowback from someone who has been affected by the war, or someone who hasn't but is steeped in the American culture of violence. I don't know this particular incident well, but in any case I don't think a reflexive discount of any terror attack as a false flag is good analysis.
Well regardless, its cool that the families are alright. it sucks that someone threw their life away like this.
Here's a livestream from local news: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOaCTyZCc_8
I opened the stream and there was a man saying that this was definitely an attack by Iran followed by "we don't really have any information so far".
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Anyone have info on the make/model of the vehicle that rammed? There's also reports of smoke, but the driver was shot while in the vehicle. I don't see any indication the driver even fired a shot.