https://apnews.com/article/michigan-...9dc0160d8cdd6d
The beginnings of the Michigan shooter's anti-Mormon views are when he was dating a girl of Mormon faith and later broke up with him.
The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, began making those sentiments known years ago following his return from Utah where he dated but later broke up with a girlfriend who was a member of the Mormon faith, two childhood friends said Tuesday. Sanford had moved to Utah after leaving the Marines and told his friends he had become addicted to methamphetamines.The article also notes that while he is an Iraq vet, he never saw combat nor was he stationed anywhere there was incoming fire.Sanford moved to Utah shortly after leaving the military. His friends said they noticed a change after he moved back home, thinking his battle with addiction was to blame.
Around bonfires with friends, it wasn’t unusual for Sanford to start talking about how Mormons were going to take over, said Frances Tersigni, who along with his twin brother was among Sanford’s best friends.
“It was just so random. It was like, ‘Why Mormons dude?’” Francis Tersigni said. “It’s hard to explain. We didn’t take it serious.”
But there were no signs that he was a threat to anyone, Tersigni said. An avid hunter, Sanford was married now and raising a child at home.
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