GRAND BLANC, Michigan — E be like say wahala don land for the church matter as di FBI don finally talk wetin make di shooting for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints happen. Di man wey do di shooting, Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, carry his own wahala tory come enter di church on September 28, and di gist na say him get serious anti-religious beliefs wey target di church.
According to Special Agent Jennifer Runyan wey dey charge di FBI Detroit office, di shooting no be accident but plenty planning dey inside. Dem say di gunman drive im pickup truck go jam di church building, come dey fire shot as congregation dey gather for service — no be small drama o.
Sanford, wey don chop ground for di U.S. Marines, no just stop for di shooting, but him also carry gasoline come light di church on fire after e don shoot four people wey dem don identify as Craig Hayden, William “Pat” Howard, John Bond, and Thelma Armstrong. Dis incident don cause serious concern for di community as nine other people also get injury.
Dem don talk say Sanford dey hold anti-Mormon beliefs, as im no dey like di belief system of di Church of Jesus Christ. Friends wey know di shooter don talk say him don dey show sign of hate against di church since e break up with im ex-girlfriend wey be member for di church while e dey live for Utah. Na after di Marines saga, him come back to Michigan where di drama begin.
Omo, dis matter na serious ‘targeted act of violence’, as di FBI talk am wey dey show say FBI don dey probe di case for plenty months. Dem don show concern about di impact dis attack get on di entire nation, and Runyan praise di law enforcement wey quickly respond when di matter start be like say e fit turn fireball.
Di Church no don still respond to di media, but dem don dey talk about love and forgiveness, especially as dem dey mourn di death of di church president wey die one day before di shooting. No be small wahala for di Latter-day Saints and dem believers as dis kind of acts fit bring fear for communities wey dey practice di same faith.
For di ongoing investigations, di FBI don put plenty people for ground to follow up di leads wey fit help dem understand di pattern wey lead to dis attack. So far, dem don release many details, but di family of Sanford dey find am hard to understand di motive for di violent act.
Sanford father, Thomas Sanford, don talk say dem dey ‘completely in shock’ about wetin happen and dem no get answer for di madness wey im pikin carry come. Dis kind of gory story na clear reminder say we still need unity and understanding among people, regardless of di different beliefs wey dey.
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