A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield Township, and the car burst into flames before the attacker was fatally shot by security. Police and investigators secured the scene as worried parents rushed to pick up their children from the synagogue’s early childhood center.

The suspected ​gunman ‌involved ‌in ⁠a shooting ⁠at Temple ​Israel ​Synagogue ⁠in ⁠West ⁠Bloomfield, Michigan, is ​dead, ​according ⁠to ⁠media reports.

This incident is being investigated as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community, says Jennifer Runyan, FBI special agent in charge of the Detroit office.