Suspect in Detroit-area synagogue attack is dead, source says

By Sara Smart, Holmes Lybrand, Brynn Gingras, CNN

(CNN) — A suspect is dead after a car drove into a Detroit-area synagogue Thursday, a federal law enforcement official briefed on the incident told CNN.

When the suspect came to the synagogue, security saw him and engaged him in gunfire, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told reporters near the scene.

Schools in the area have been evacuated, and residents were being asked to shelter in place, Bouchard added.

A car was driven into the building at Temple Israel, a synagogue containing a school, in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, multiple federal law enforcement sources told CNN.

“We are aware of an active security incident at Temple Israel. Law enforcement are responding. Our Jewish agencies are currently in precautionary lockdown We ask community members to stay away from the area at this time,” the Jewish Federation of Detroit said in a social media post.

The incident prompted Bloomfield Hills Schools to go into “secure mode,” the Bloomfield Township Police Department said in a social media post.

West Bloomfield Township is about 25 miles northwest of Detroit.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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