Thomas Jacob Sanford: 10 photos of Michigan Church shooting suspect reveal his bond with family, love for hunting
Thomas Jacob Sanford, a 40-year-old Burton resident, has been identified as the perpetrator of a deadly attack on a church in Michigan.
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Thomas Jacob Sanford was identified as the culprit of Grand Blanc church shooting police.(Jake Sanford/Facebook)
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According to Grand Blanc Police Chief William Renye, Sanford, 40, is from Burton, Michigan, which is around eight miles away from Grand Blanc. Sanford, who has a wife and children, was a Marine veteran who served in Iraq 20 years ago, according to Michigan news sources.(Jake Sanford/Facebook)
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Sanford is a resident of Atlas Township in Genesee County, Michigan, and a 2003 graduate of Goodrich High School, according to a 2007 Clarkston News report.He was a 22-year-old Marine wrecker driver who had served in Okinawa, Japan, where he helped retrieve wrecked automobiles.(Jake Sanford/Facebook)
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Tomas and his wife Tella's son turned 10 years old three days ago. According to Lake Orion Review, a GoFundMe campaign was also started in 2015 to raise money for his kid, whose name was later identified as Brattlee.(Jake Sanford/Facebook)
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