Michigan synagogue shooter had vehicle full of fireworks, shot himself during attack, FBI says
The suspect, a naturalized US citizen with no criminal record, had recently lost family members in Lebanon due to an IDF airstrike.
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Shooter in Michigan synagogue attack dead, all others safe and unharmed
According to NBC News, no casualties or injuries resulting from the attack have been reported, other than the suspected shooter, who was killed.
