A rifle‑wielding man rammed his car into the largest Reform synagogue in the United States. The suspect was dead but nobody else was hurt.
https://p.dw.com/p/5AIyoLaw enforcement were on hand in numbers and helping to clear the building, police saidImage: Corey Williams/AP Photo/picture allianceAdvertisementA suspect in a shooting at Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, was shot dead on Thursday, a law enforcement official said.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office (OSCO) and the FBI earlier responding to reports of an active shooter at a synagogue in the suburb of Detroit on Thursday.
"OSCO and multiple agencies on scene at Temple Israel West Bloomfield for reports of an active shooter. Emergency personnel clearing the building. Updates to follow," the OSCO wrote online.
FBI Director Kash Patel meanwhile said FBI personnel were also on the scene, responding to an apparent vehicle ramming and active shooter situation.
Soon after, outlets including the Associated Press, Reuters and CNN cited law enforcement sources as saying that the suspect was dead. AP cited its source as saying the suspect rammed his vehicle into the building, with the vehicle catching fire after the crash, and was then fatally shot.
Footage from the scene showed large numbers of emergency vehicles parked near the building and a relatively modest amount of smoke rising from the scene.
The Jewish Federation of Detroit posted a message on its Facebook page saying it was "currently in precautionary lockdown" in response to the reports and instructing members to go into "lockdown protocol."
This comes amid the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran that began roughly two weeks ago.
West Bloomfield is a suburb of Detroit in the US state of Michigan.
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