Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said the incident happened at the Temple Israel. The suspect drove through the front doors, striking a security guard, and continued down a hallway where other security guards shot at him, he said.<\/p>\n
The suspect was shot dead in the vehicle, which also caught on fire, Bouchard said. Officials did not immediately identify the suspect.<\/p>\n
The security guard who was struck by the vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital and expected to be OK, Bouchard said.<\/p>\n
Bouchard said no students or staff were injured in the incident. He added it was too early to determine if this was a terrorist incident.<\/p>\n
The Temple Israel affirmed that all students and staff were safe.<\/p>\n
“We are deeply and humbly grateful to our teachers, staff, security, law enforcement, and Shenendoah Country Club that welcomed us, fed us, and sheltered our staff, teachers, children, and parents,” reads a statement from the Temple. “What incredible neighbors we have. What incredible police force we have.”<\/p>\n
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she is monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n
“Antisemitism has no place in Michigan and cannot be tolerated,” Nessel said. “In moments like these, it\u2019s more important than ever that we come together, stand with our neighbors, confront hate whenever it appears, and build stronger communities.”<\/p>\n
U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, said she knows the temple well.<\/p>\n
“All communities deserve the right to worship safely,” Slotkin said on X. “All communities. And acts of terror and antisemitism must be condemned and dealt with to the fullest extent of the law.”<\/p>\n
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, said “all Americans should feel safe where they pray, work, and live,” and “antisemitism has no place in our society and we all must come together to condemn this horrible violence.”<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, called the attack heartbreaking and horrific.<\/p>\n
“This kind of hate is unacceptable and happening too much. People of all religions deserve a safe space to worship,” Dingell said.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Bruce Township, said our prayers continue to be with our Jewish brothers and sisters and all of those involved. Antisemitism has no place in our country,” she said.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Birmingham, said she stands with the Jewish community. “Before our very eyes, a Temple in West Bloomfield is under attack,” Stevens said.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. John James, R-Shelby Township, said on Facebook that “synagogues, churches, and all houses of worship must remain sanctuaries of peace, prayer, learning, and community, never targets of violence or fear.” He added “we must combat antisemitism wherever it takes place.”<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, said the reports out of West Bloomfield horrifying. “I am praying for the safety of everyone at Temple Israel,” Tlaib said on social media. “No one should face violence anywhere, especially in a place of worship.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said the incident happened at the Temple Israel. The suspect drove through the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-217039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}