Photos show response after attack at suburban Detroit synagogue

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield Township, and the car burst into flames before the attacker was fatally shot by security. Police and investigators secured the scene as worried parents rushed to pick up their children from the synagogue’s early childhood center.

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Police respond to scene of a shooting at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., on Thursday, March 12 2026.Photo by: Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP
Police respond to the scene of a shooting at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., on Thursday, March 12 2026.Photo by: Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP
People embrace as law enforcement escort families away from the Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.Photo by: AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Law enforcement escort families away from the Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.Photo by: AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue, Thursday, March 12, 2026 in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.Photo by: AP Photo/Corey Williams
Police respond to the scene of a shooting and vehicle attack near Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., on Thursday, March 12, 2026.Photo by: Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP
Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.Photo by: AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Law enforcement escort families with children away from the Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.Photo by: AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Law enforcement escort families with children away from the Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.Photo by: AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Law enforcement respond to the scene of a shooting at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., on Thursday, March 12 2026.Photo by: Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP
Rabbi Benni Greenwald speaks to media as police respond to scene of a shooting at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., on Thursday, March 12 2026.Photo by: Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP

Photos show response after attack at suburban Detroit synagogue

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