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Behind the Aegis

(56,104 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:33 PM Mar 12

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

Festivito

(13,884 posts)
1. The vehicle reportedly a truck drove inside and down a hallway.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:44 PM
Mar 12

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
Mar 12

Polybius

(21,891 posts)
12. Nope
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:14 PM
Mar 12

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

(2,003 posts)
5. Give that guard a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 03:56 PM
Mar 12

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

Jilly_in_VA

(14,351 posts)
6. Dude is a coward
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 04:06 PM
Mar 12

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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