Suspect dead in active shooter situation at Michigan synagogue

Armed security stationed at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Hills, Mich., engaged with the assailant; one security officer was injured in the incident

By Haley Cohen

An armed suspect is dead following an active shooter situation at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., law enforcement officials confirmed on Thursday afternoon. One person, a security guard, was injured.

Armed security stationed at the synagogue engaged with a suspect inside of a vehicle that "breached the facility by driving into it," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. Shots were fired and the suspected assailant was killed inside the vehicle, according to Bouchard, who added that "we can't say what killed him at this point, but security did engage him with gunfire."

Bouchard said that a security guard who was knocked unconscious during the incident and hospitalized "should be OK." Investigators are continuing to work to identify the suspect and motive.

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