DEVASTATED

Five dead in US church attack as cops name ex-marine as suspect

- BY ADAM ASPINALL

A COMMUNITY is reeling from a devastating mass shooting and arson attack on a church that left at least four victims and the gunman dead.

Former marine Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, was named by US police as the prime suspect in Sunday's attack on the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

A gunman drove a vehicle through the front door before opening fire with an assault rifle and setting the building ablaze, police said.

At least eight people were injured and investigators believe further bodies may yet be found in the wreckage.