联邦调查局确认密歇根教堂袭击事件具有反宗教动机
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联邦调查局确认密歇根教堂袭击事件具有反宗教动机

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联邦调查局已确认,九月份发生在密歇根一座教堂的袭击事件,导致四人死亡,袭击者的动机源于其对耶稣基督后期圣徒教会的反宗教信仰。

联邦调查局已确认,2025年9月在密歇根大布兰克镇一座耶稣基督后期圣徒教会发生的袭击事件,是由袭击者的反宗教信仰所驱动。

2025年9月28日,40岁的前美国海军陆战队员托马斯·雅各布·桑福德驾驶皮卡车冲入教堂,当时教堂正在举行有数百人参加的主日礼拜。随后,他向会众开枪,并用汽油纵火焚烧建筑物。此次袭击造成四人死亡,八人受伤。桑福德在执法人员赶到现场时被击毙。

联邦调查局底特律分局特别探员负责人詹妮弗·鲁尼安表示:“我确认这是一宗有针对性的暴力行为,据信其动机源于袭击者对摩门教社区的反宗教信仰。”该机构拒绝透露导致其结论的更多信息。

遇难者已确认身份为克雷格·海登、威廉“帕特”霍华德、约翰·邦德和塞尔玛·阿姆斯特朗。受伤者年龄从6岁到78岁不等,预计所有伤者均可康复。

事发后,社区展现出坚韧的精神。事发时在礼拜堂内、其父亲海登被枪杀的丽莎·路易斯在一封信中写道,在直视枪手的眼睛后,她“用心原谅了他”。

当局继续调查此事件,重点关注桑福德的背景及潜在动机。朋友们表示,桑福德在与教会成员的一段失败关系后,对摩门教怀有敌意。

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On September 28, 2025, Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old former U.S. Marine, drove his pickup truck into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, during a Sunday service attended by hundreds.

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Sanford then opened fire on congregants and set the building ablaze using gasoline.

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The attack resulted in four deaths and eight injuries.

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Sanford was killed by law enforcement officers responding to the scene.

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The victims have been identified as Craig Hayden, William "Pat" Howard, John Bond, and Thelma Armstrong.

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The wounded ranged in age from 6 to 78, with all expected to recover.

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Authorities continue to investigate the incident, focusing on Sanford's background and potential motives.

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Friends have indicated that Sanford harbored animosity toward the Mormon faith following a failed relationship with a member of the church.

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