A man who rammed his vehicle into a Michigan synagogue on Thursday is dead after he was confronted and shot at by security staff. He said security guards already in place at the synagogue confronted the suspect as he approached the building and “engaged him in gunfire”. “At least one individual came to the temple, security saw him, engaged him in gunfire at the scene,” he said. In a statement provided to Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ News, the Jewish Federation of Detroit said: “We are aware of a security incident at Temple Israel. Thursday’s incident has parallels in an attack on a church in Wayne county, Michigan, last summer in which the gunman was hit by a truck driven by a deacon, then shot dead by security staff.

Source: The Irish Times March 12, 2026 22:58 UTC