FBI Detroit Field Office provides update on synagogue attack

DETROIT (KYMA, NBC) - The FBI Detroit Field Office is holding a press conference Monday to provide an update on the synagogue attack earlier this month.

On March 12, 2026, a man crashed his vehicle into the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, outside of Detroit, which ignited a fire.

As a result, security guards shot at the suspect, identified as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a Lebanese-born U.S. citizen from nearby Dearborn Heights, but according to Jennifer Runyan, the FBI Special Agent in Charge, Ghazali died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

More than 100 young children who attend the synagogue's pre-school and kindergarten were inside at the time of the attack, along with staff members.

While a security guard was hurt during the attack, and dozens of first responders were treated with smoke inhalation, no one else was injured.

To watch the livestream of the update, see attached video.