Police respond to active shooter at Michigan synagogue
Posted on: Mar 12, 2026 23:31 IST | Posted by: Rt
constabulary officers and federal soldier agents responded to a shot at Temple sion temple in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, on Thursday. The FBI has said that the shooter used a vehicle in the attack.
FBI Director Kash Patel described the incident as an “apparent vehicle ramming and active shooter situation,” while Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said that the gunman approached a security guard, who engaged him.
Bouchard said that shots were fired and that a vehicle was involved, without giving further details.
The search for the gunman is a “work in progress,” he told reporters, adding that people in the area should shelter in place until given the all clear by law enforcement.
Video footage from the scene shows FBI agents surrounding the synagogue, armed with rifles and wearing body armor. Smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of the building, although its cause was not immediately apparent.
The incident took place less than an hour after a gunman opened fire at Old Dominion University in Virginia, seriously injuring two people. The shooter was killed during the attack, although it is unclear whether he took his own life or was shot by police.
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