Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue, sheriff says

A suspect is dead after a car drove into a building at Temple Israel, a synagogue containing a school, in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, a federal law enforcement official briefed on the incident told CNN. Follow for live updates.

• A suspect is dead after ramming a vehicle into a Detroit-area synagogue today, Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. The incident happened at Temple Israel, which includes an early childcare center and school, in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. • The local police department and other law enforcement agencies will hold a news conference shortly to discuss the attack. • Earlier, law enforcement officials briefed on the scene said that emergency responders found what appeared to be a large amount of explosives in the back of the vehicle. • After the vehicle drove into the building, security opened gunfire and the suspect was later found dead, Bouchard said. A security guard was hit by the vehicle but is expected to recover, the sheriff said. At least eight first responders were taken to Detroit-area hospitals, according to the local health system. The attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township today hits close to home for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. She said some of her family members live down the street from the synagogue and others are members of the congregation. She was at Temple Israel last year to give a presentation about hate crimes and domestic terrorism, she told CNN’s Jake Tapper. Now, that violence became a reality when a suspect rammed their vehicle filled with explosives into the synagogue, officials said.