September 29, 2025 • 6 mins
A mass shooting incident at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, resulted in the deaths of at least four individuals and left eight others injured.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Climb Alert. I'm Nancy Grace, Breaking crime News. Now straight
out to Nicole Parton for the latest.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Nancy, we start off with breaking news after a deadly
mass shooting at a church, Authorities in Michigan have identified
forty year old Thomas Jacob Sandford from Burton, Michigan, as
the man responsible for a tragic incident that left four
people dead and eight others injured. The event occurred when
(00:26):
Sandford drove a pickup truck into a church in central
Michigan and opened fire. During a news conference on September
twenty eight, officials reported that one of the injured individuals
is in critical condition, while seven others are stable. The
violence seen unfolded at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter day Saints in Grand Blank, a Flint suburb, around
(00:49):
ten twenty five am on Sunday, when Sandford crashed his
vehicle into the building. After exiting the truck, he unleashed
several rounds from an assault rifle let those inside. This
as stated by the Grand Blank Township police Chief, William Renee.
Authorities also revealed that Sandford then used gasoline to ignite
(01:10):
the church on fire.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
They have a couple updates for you. There is a
couple additional bodies that we've discovered in the church, so
that makes our total victim count up to four victims.
As I said before, there has already been the suspect
to his decease as well, so we have five deceased
(01:33):
persons from this tragic incident.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Sandford ultimately died after a gunfight with responding officers in
the church's parking lot. The investigation is being spearheaded by
the FBI, with Acting Special Agent in charge of the
Detroit FILD Reuben Coleman, characterizing the incident as an act
of targeted violence. However, he did not disclose any potential
(01:55):
motives behind Sandford's attack. There were several hundred people in
attendance that day, and now authority say the church is
a complete loss. After the blaze, Coleman urged anyone with
relevant information to come forward, directing all of them to
call one eight hundred FBI Tips Burton. The suspect's hometown
(02:15):
is located approximately eight miles north of Grand Blanc. Locally,
Sanford was often referred to as Jake by friends and
family members, as indicated by various records and news articles
on Sunday night. Law enforcement was heavily present outside the
man's residence. This, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
(02:36):
His mother's Facebook post suggests that he may have been
a US Marine veteran, having served in Japan and Iraq
after graduating from high school in two thousand and three.
This according to a two thousand and seven article from
the Clarkston News, Sandford appeared to enjoy outdoor activities, particularly
hunting and fishing, as evidenced by photos on social media,
(02:59):
in hoting photos of his girlfriend and mother. These images
depict him in camouflage, often carrying guns and hunting deer
and catching fish. Police say the motive behind this tragic
incident has yet to be uncovered. The investigation is ongoing.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Nicole, thank you more Private justice news after this.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
And now to North Carolina. At least three people have
lost their lives and eight more have been wounded following
a shooting incident involving a gunman on a boat at
a waterfront bar. The Southport Police Department reported they received
emergency calls about shots fired with multiple injuries at the
American Fish Company around nine thirty pm local time. According
(03:47):
to police reports, a boat with a lone man traveling
on the Cape Fear River stopped momentarily near the bar
and opened fire from the water, resulting in the death
of three people an injury at least eight others. The
assailant then fled the scene, heading towards the Inner Coastal
Waterway in the direction of Oak Island. The police issued
(04:09):
a warning on Facebook regarding an active shooter in the
Southport Yacht Basin, advising residents to stay indoors. About thirty
minutes after the shooting, the US Coast Guard located the suspect,
who was loading their boat at a public boat ramp.
This according to a police news release, The suspect was
taken into custody for questioning by the Oak Island Police Department.
(04:30):
Authorities later named the suspect as Nigel Max Edge. In
a press release, police announced that he had been arrested
and charged with three counts of first degree murder, five
counts of attempted first degree murder, and five counts of
assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The
motive behind the shooting remains unclear.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Donna Cloud, nineteen moves in with their dad Splendora, Texas
as a northeast suburb of Houston. Their relationship is strained.
They argue offen One night, she doesn't come home. Dad
reports her missing, telling police his daughter left on a
blind date with a guy she met online. Because later
learn that's a lie and Donna's father actually told her
(05:12):
to leave. After their last argument, two men pick up
Donna from the dad's home. One says he drops Donna
off safely at a hotel that evening. Donna's active online
two days after her disappearance, but her phone pings for
the last time in Houston's Westchase neighborhood. That's the southwest
side of the city. Donna Cloud five to one, one
(05:35):
hundred and ten pounds, brown hair, brown eyes. She's got
a tattoo of a diamond on her right ring finger
and the word faith tattooed on her right fore arm.
If you have info on Donna Cloud, now missing eight years,
called Montgomery County, Texas Sheriff's nine three six seven six
(05:58):
zero eight hundred. For the latest crime injustice news, go
to crimeonline dot com and please join us for our
daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to
find missing people, especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides
with this crime alert. I'm Nancy Grace
Climb Alert. I'm Nancy Grace, Breaking crime News. Now straight
out to Nicole Parton for the latest.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Nancy, we start off with breaking news after a deadly
mass shooting at a church, Authorities in Michigan have identified
forty year old Thomas Jacob Sandford from Burton, Michigan, as
the man responsible for a tragic incident that left four
people dead and eight others injured. The event occurred when
(00:26):
Sandford drove a pickup truck into a church in central
Michigan and opened fire. During a news conference on September
twenty eight, officials reported that one of the injured individuals
is in critical condition, while seven others are stable. The
violence seen unfolded at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter day Saints in Grand Blank, a Flint suburb, around
(00:49):
ten twenty five am on Sunday, when Sandford crashed his
vehicle into the building. After exiting the truck, he unleashed
several rounds from an assault rifle let those inside. This
as stated by the Grand Blank Township police Chief, William Renee.
Authorities also revealed that Sandford then used gasoline to ignite
(01:10):
the church on fire.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
They have a couple updates for you. There is a
couple additional bodies that we've discovered in the church, so
that makes our total victim count up to four victims.
As I said before, there has already been the suspect
to his decease as well, so we have five deceased
(01:33):
persons from this tragic incident.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Sandford ultimately died after a gunfight with responding officers in
the church's parking lot. The investigation is being spearheaded by
the FBI, with Acting Special Agent in charge of the
Detroit FILD Reuben Coleman, characterizing the incident as an act
of targeted violence. However, he did not disclose any potential
(01:55):
motives behind Sandford's attack. There were several hundred people in
attendance that day, and now authority say the church is
a complete loss. After the blaze, Coleman urged anyone with
relevant information to come forward, directing all of them to
call one eight hundred FBI Tips Burton. The suspect's hometown
(02:15):
is located approximately eight miles north of Grand Blanc. Locally,
Sanford was often referred to as Jake by friends and
family members, as indicated by various records and news articles
on Sunday night. Law enforcement was heavily present outside the
man's residence. This, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
(02:36):
His mother's Facebook post suggests that he may have been
a US Marine veteran, having served in Japan and Iraq
after graduating from high school in two thousand and three.
This according to a two thousand and seven article from
the Clarkston News, Sandford appeared to enjoy outdoor activities, particularly
hunting and fishing, as evidenced by photos on social media,
(02:59):
in hoting photos of his girlfriend and mother. These images
depict him in camouflage, often carrying guns and hunting deer
and catching fish. Police say the motive behind this tragic
incident has yet to be uncovered. The investigation is ongoing.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
Nicole, thank you more Private justice news after this.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
And now to North Carolina. At least three people have
lost their lives and eight more have been wounded following
a shooting incident involving a gunman on a boat at
a waterfront bar. The Southport Police Department reported they received
emergency calls about shots fired with multiple injuries at the
American Fish Company around nine thirty pm local time. According
(03:47):
to police reports, a boat with a lone man traveling
on the Cape Fear River stopped momentarily near the bar
and opened fire from the water, resulting in the death
of three people an injury at least eight others. The
assailant then fled the scene, heading towards the Inner Coastal
Waterway in the direction of Oak Island. The police issued
(04:09):
a warning on Facebook regarding an active shooter in the
Southport Yacht Basin, advising residents to stay indoors. About thirty
minutes after the shooting, the US Coast Guard located the suspect,
who was loading their boat at a public boat ramp.
This according to a police news release, The suspect was
taken into custody for questioning by the Oak Island Police Department.
(04:30):
Authorities later named the suspect as Nigel Max Edge. In
a press release, police announced that he had been arrested
and charged with three counts of first degree murder, five
counts of attempted first degree murder, and five counts of
assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The
motive behind the shooting remains unclear.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Donna Cloud, nineteen moves in with their dad Splendora, Texas
as a northeast suburb of Houston. Their relationship is strained.
They argue offen One night, she doesn't come home. Dad
reports her missing, telling police his daughter left on a
blind date with a guy she met online. Because later
learn that's a lie and Donna's father actually told her
(05:12):
to leave. After their last argument, two men pick up
Donna from the dad's home. One says he drops Donna
off safely at a hotel that evening. Donna's active online
two days after her disappearance, but her phone pings for
the last time in Houston's Westchase neighborhood. That's the southwest
side of the city. Donna Cloud five to one, one
(05:35):
hundred and ten pounds, brown hair, brown eyes. She's got
a tattoo of a diamond on her right ring finger
and the word faith tattooed on her right fore arm.
If you have info on Donna Cloud, now missing eight years,
called Montgomery County, Texas Sheriff's nine three six seven six
(05:58):
zero eight hundred. For the latest crime injustice news, go
to crimeonline dot com and please join us for our
daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to
find missing people, especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides
with this crime alert. I'm Nancy Grace
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