‘Heartbreaking’: Whitmer, Michigan electeds denounce attack on Jewish community in West Bloomfield

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 905

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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As federal, state and local law enforcement agencies continue to investigate the motives and the identity of a suspect who rammed a vehicle into West Bloomfield’s Temple Israel and opened fire before being killed by a security officer, Michigan’s elected officials offered prayers, denounced violence and called for an end to intimidation against the state’s Jewish community.

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a news conference that no children or staff at the temple …

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