Police in West Bloomfield, Michigan, have rushed to the Temple Israel synagogue, where reports of an active shooter now also include a fire inside the building. A car reportedly crashed into the building first, followed by reports of gunfire. As usual, police are not sharing too much about what has happened, but are warning people to stay away.
It looks bad from this aerial shot, apparenly from the local Fox News affiliate:
BREAKING 🔴
Police are responding to an active shooter situation at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Someone reportedly crashed a car into the synagogue and started shooting.
Fire can be seen on roof of synagogue pic.twitter.com/inD9ZPNC5Q
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 12, 2026
The Detroit Free Press notes the basics:
Police were responding to a report of an active shooter alert just before 1 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
Dozens of police vehicles from multiple agencies could be seen with lights activated outside the complex on Walnut Lake Road on Thursday afternoon. Helicopters flew overhead as well.
The West Bloomfield Police Department sent out an alert, urging residents to avoid the area and citing an “active situation.”
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, in a post on Facebook, stated it was a report of an active shooter and that they were responding along with other agencies.
The FBI has been warning that Jewish organizations and facilities could be targeted as hostilities ramped up with Iran. Those threats have been growing since the Hamas massacres of October 7, 2023, and we have already seen attacks on such facilities.
Apparently, this building had a pre-school operating at the time of the attack. Those students and teachers have all been evacuated and accounted for, according to the local CBS News affiliate. At the moment, it’s not clear whether anyone has been injured or killed, but as of right now, the sheriff says they have no reports of injuries except possibly the shooter him/herself.
Stay tuned for updates. I’m watching this stream at the moment as well as keeping track of other sources.
SPECIAL REPORT: West Bloomfield police responding to “active shooter situation” at Temple Israel in Michigan https://t.co/Jji2fN49Nf
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 12, 2026
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