West Bloomfield temple attack: Video shows police searching flooded Temple Israel
Body camera footage shows response to Temple Israel attack
ClickOnDetroit Staff
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WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Newly obtained body camera footage shows police searching the flooded building after the West Bloomfield temple attack.
The attacker’s vehicle caught fire when it drove through the temple, and there was gunfire exchanged with security personnel. Officials said the attacker died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No children or staff members at the temple were injured.
On Wednesday, March 18, Local 4 obtained body camera footage from the March 12 attack.
Police and firefighters are seen searching the building after the attack, walking through dark, flooded hallways and rooms as water continues to fall from overhead sprinklers.
You can watch the body camera footage in the video below:
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