DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (WNEM) — Dearborn Heights mayor will address the community after Temple Israel attack.
Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun and Police Chief Michael Guzowski will speak at a press conference following the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
The suspect in the attack lived in Dearborn Heights and was known in the local Lebanese community, according to CBS News Detroit.
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