The mother of a man who police say committed a mass shooting in Michigan wrote an ominous Facebook post about accountability just two days before the tragedy.
On Sunday, Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, drove his pickup truck into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, NBC News reported. Sanford exited the vehicle and opened fire on parishioners. He then set the church on fire before being killed by police in the parking lot.
At least four people died in the incident and several were wounded, NBC News reported.
Just days before the shooting, Sanford's mother wrote a lengthy post on Facebook in which she talked about a lack of accountability, the Daily Mail reported. It is unknown who Brenda Walters-Sanford was referring to in the post.
"People lack accountability, then say 'You could've talked to me.' No I couldn't. You don't listen. You deflect. You twist everything into an attack and then play the victim," the post stated.
She also wrote, "I don't owe my peace to someone who shows up only to argue, to gaslight, to manipulate, and then claim victimhood when the consequences of their actions are pointed out."
Thomas Jacob Sanford was a former U.S. Marine who had served in Iraq. The Detroit Free Press reported that Burton City Council candidate Kris Johns had spoken with Sanford less than a week ago while canvassing. He said that the conversation devolved into a rant about Mormons.
Johns told the newspaper that Sanford was polite and friendly, but also went on a rant about Mormons, referring to the religion as "the antichrist." According to Johns, Sanford spoke very quickly and shifted topics a lot. After talking about work, the second amendment, and their respective families, Johns said he was peppered with questions about religion and Mormonism.
According to Johns, each question became more pointed until Sanford made the comment that the religion was "the antichrist." Johns told the Detroit Free Press that Sanford did not discuss politics or current events, with Johns adding, "there was no mention of anything right or left, blue or red."
