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(16,095 posts) Sun Sep 28, 2025, 04:08 PM Sunday

LDS shooter: Iraq vet Thomas Sanford [View all]

(Apologies for NYPost source)
https://nypost.com/2025/09/28/us-news/iraq-war-veteran-thomas-sanford-idd-as-gunman-who-attacked-grand-blanc-lds-church-killing-2-and-setting-it-ablaze/

"The deranged madman who killed at least two people and injured nine others at a Michigan Latter-day Saints church, torching the building and opening fire on fleeing congregants and their families, has been identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, The Post can confirm.

Sanford, a US Marine veteran, according to his mom’s Facebook page, rammed his Chevy Silverado truck into the building before unleashing the assault on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, armed with a semi-automatic rifle."... (more)

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LDS shooter: Iraq vet Thomas Sanford [View all] Tanuki Sunday OP

Bet he was a raging leftist radical. nt intrepidity Sunday #1

looks trans Takket Sunday #2

There have been several claims he had a trump/Vance sign posted outside his house Coldwater Sunday #11

Pics Blue Full Moon Sunday #36

We won't know for sure.... SergeStorms Sunday #34

The rush to blame it on politics and one side. Yet the guy is probably like most of these shooters-- someone who needed Silent Type Sunday #3

You fail to understand that this is defensive on our part because the entire machinery of the current US government Crunchy Frog Sunday #19

It's been going on for years before trump. Besides, we don't have to be like GOPers. Silent Type Sunday #23

About time we fought fire with fire. Liberal In Texas Sunday #28

Because "keeping our powder dry"..... SergeStorms Sunday #35

The reason this is important Diraven Sunday #40

What a strange photo. I assume he's holding a child and the bird? hlthe2b Sunday #4

He's holding the kid who is holding the bird Kaleva Sunday #6

Noem enid602 Sunday #33

Too many hands. Ping Tung Sunday #7

Something does seem odd about the kid's hands/arms. Abolishinist Sunday #10

Because he is turned toward the left Kaleva Sunday #12

He is holding the child belly to belly sarisataka Sunday #14

Thanks, looking at it again I see his head is turned, now it makes sense. Abolishinist Sunday #18

I only see 4 Kaleva Sunday #13

Hmmmm Traildogbob Sunday #5

NC shooter was a white vet as well. Mental health issues, availability of weapons, anger... 617Blue Sunday #8

This psycho is a one-man army Coldwater Sunday #9

Sounds Rebl2 Sunday #15

Or it's in retaliation for the killing of Kirk Kaleva Sunday #16

This is pretty much how I pictured he'd look Siwsan Sunday #17

I refuse to accept anything from the NYComPost at face value... regnaD kciN Sunday #20

It's kind of difficult to do when n you have an image like this JI7 Sunday #22

So I'm guessing we won't be hearing much about this anymore JI7 Sunday #21

CORRECT Skittles Sunday #29

Killers often begin with animals IbogaProject Sunday #24

ugh, anyone who finds killing entertaining Skittles Sunday #30

Aw, poor bird. calimary Sunday #25

When it's a straight white dude it's a 'deranged madman' SeattleVet Sunday #26

All those mean lefties trans rhetorics are making the gun toting magats react by shooting up Liberal In Texas Sunday #31

Trump's "crackdown on crime" can't do shit about Klarkashton Sunday #27

Right? intheflow Sunday #39

Get used to it folks, it's only going to get worse. With criminals running the government, the courts, the JD, people ImNotGod Sunday #32

I do think it's connected to the NC shooting. Blue Full Moon Sunday #37

This message was self-deleted by its author DownriverDem Sunday #38

Another case of--MAGACIDE! Brought to you by Trump, Inc. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sunday #41

I wonder how many learn to kill Tree Lady Sunday #42

Aren't ya proud, sonny! choie Sunday #43