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Behind the Aegis

(56,098 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:33 PM 7 hrs ago

Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

Source: AP

A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into the nation’s largest Reform synagogue, in a Detroit suburb, and was fatally shot by security, The Associated Press has learned.

That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday. The vehicle caught on fire after crashing into the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, the person said.

Investigators were still working to identify the man and a possible motive for the attack. The person cautioned that the investigation is still in the early stages

The person could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.

Oakland County Sheriff Sheriff Mike Bouchard confirmed during an earlier news conference that security at the synagogue had engaged in gunfire with at least one person, and that no one was in custody.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/west-bloomfield-michigan-synagogue-99884aa558523928953bf5d31018c150



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Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says (Original Post) Behind the Aegis 7 hrs ago OP
The vehicle reportedly a truck drove inside and down a hallway. Festivito 7 hrs ago #1
Grateful for the heroism of the security guard. Must've been a crazy sight, driving down hallway shooting from the truck JudyM 7 hrs ago #4
Wonder if it is a January 6th pardoned insurrectionist? kimbutgar 7 hrs ago #2
Nope Polybius 1 hr ago #12
FAFO OC375 7 hrs ago #3
Give that guard a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Jacson6 6 hrs ago #5
Dude is a coward Jilly_in_VA 6 hrs ago #6
Which of the clowns was it? The Clown in Chief? Wonder Why 5 hrs ago #7
We can probably expect more of this. Exp 5 hrs ago #8
Yikes! Terrible! Thanks to the guard. electric_blue68 1 hr ago #9
We can't talk about this without getting flamed! LeftInTX 1 hr ago #10
Why not? Floyd R. Turbo 1 hr ago #11

Festivito

(13,875 posts)
1. The vehicle reportedly a truck drove inside and down a hallway.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:44 PM
7 hrs ago

The smoke coming out of the building is due to the truck. The security guard that shot the driver was injured with a minor injury. The armed man in the truck is dead.

JudyM

(29,785 posts)
4. Grateful for the heroism of the security guard. Must've been a crazy sight, driving down hallway shooting from the truck
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 03:09 PM
7 hrs ago

Polybius

(21,818 posts)
12. Nope
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:14 PM
1 hr ago

From the article:

The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues has been identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials.

Jacson6

(1,936 posts)
5. Give that guard a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 03:56 PM
6 hrs ago

He could have ran, but he stood his ground to protect those kids.

Jilly_in_VA

(14,269 posts)
6. Dude is a coward
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 04:06 PM
6 hrs ago

and can fucking go to hell and I hope he does. And no, I don't mean the security guard, who is a HERO!

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