Suspect shot dead after crashing truck into Detroit-area synagogue in US

A male suspect crashed his truck through the doors and into the hallway of the Temple Israel Synagogue. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DETROIT - A male suspect was killed in a confrontation with security personnel after crashing his truck through the doors and into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue on March 12, with no one else reported seriously injured in the incident, authorities said.

Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at about 12.30pm local time (1.30am on March 13 in Singapore) at Temple Israel Synagogue, in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield.

It was unclear from preliminary briefings by law enforcement officials whether the suspect was actually armed with a gun.

Authorities said the suspect was shot dead, but whether he was killed by gunfire from security or took his own life was not immediately known.

“We can’t say what killed him at this point, but security did engage the suspect with gunfire,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told reporters.

Sheriff Bouchard said the suspect breached the entrance to the building in his truck and drove the vehicle down the hall before being confronted by security.