Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

BBC News - WorldCenterEN 4 min read 100% complete March 13, 2026 at 03:18 AM
Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

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A 41-year-old naturalized US citizen, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, drove his vehicle into Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on Thursday afternoon, resulting in his death. Security guards engaged the suspect, who was born in Lebanon and came to the US in 2011, with gunfire after he drove through the doors and down a hallway, causing the vehicle to catch fire. One security guard was injured and is expected to recover. Dozens of children were evacuated from the synagogue's preschool. The FBI is investigating the incident as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community, while authorities are working to determine the suspect's cause of death and the origin of the fire. Thirty police officers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.

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