The attack on a Latter-day Saints church in Grand Blanc, Michigan
Gone quiet · last story Oct 31, 2025
What this arc covers
The September 2025 attack on a church of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, where a gunman opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least four people: the victims, the gunman, Thomas Sanford, the FBI's finding that he was driven by hatred of the church's members, and the forgiveness offered by a victim's daughters.
Earliest story we hold Sep 28, 2025 · 9 stories · 64 independent sources (counted once each) · 33 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- Sep 28 – 30, 2025Everyone’s accounted for in Michigan church shooting but search for clues continues. Here’s the latest138 articles · 51 independent sources
- Sep 28 – 29, 2025Gunman in truck smashes into Michigan church and opens fire, killing at least 4 and injuring 835 articles · 21 independent sources
- Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2025Friends of the Michigan church shooting suspect say he long carried hatred toward Mormon faith10 articles · 10 independent sources
- Sep 28, 2025Shooting with multiple victims at Mormon Church in Grand Blanc, Michigan
- Sep 30, 2025Friends of Former Marine Church Shooting Suspect Say He Long Carried Hatred Toward Mormon Faith
- Sep 29, 2025What we know about Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford21 articles · 17 independent sources
- Oct 1 – 3, 2025Fundraiser for family of Michigan church gunman raises more than $275,00011 articles · 10 independent sources
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| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
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| Sep 22, 2025 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 72 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 167 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
19% left · 62% center · 19% right of 64 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 9 stories.
Every storyoldest first
September 2025
Sep 28– 30Everyone’s accounted for in Michigan church shooting but search for clues continues. Here’s the latest138 articles · 51 independent sources7 left, 25 center, 9 right- Sep 28– 29Gunman in truck smashes into Michigan church and opens fire, killing at least 4 and injuring 835 articles · 21 independent sources1 left, 12 center, 3 right
- Sep 28– Oct 1Friends of the Michigan church shooting suspect say he long carried hatred toward Mormon faith10 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 6 center, 1 right
- Sep 29What we know about the suspect in the deadly Michigan church shooting7 articles · 5 independent sources2 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Sep 29What we know about Michigan church shooter Thomas Sanford21 articles · 17 independent sources2 left, 6 center, 3 right
- Sep 29How the mass shooting and devastating fire unfolded at a Michigan church14 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
October 2025
Oct 1Daughters of man murdered in Michigan church forgive shooter in emotional letter6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right- Oct 1– 3Fundraiser for family of Michigan church gunman raises more than $275,00011 articles · 10 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Oct 31– Nov 1FBI says shooter in deadly Michigan church attack was motivated by hatred toward the LDS faith8 articles · 8 independent sources4 left, 3 center, 0 right