Michigan Synagogue Terrorist Identified as Muslim Migrant from Lebanon, Ayman Mohamed Ghazali Per DHS

Two Islamic attacks in the U.S. yesterday. Both Mohammads.

The Michigan synagogue terrorist has been CONFIRMED a Middle Eastern migrant from Lebanon, Ayman “Mohamad” Ghazali per DHS

BREAKING: The Michigan synagogue terrorist has been CONFIRMED a Middle Eastern migrant from Lebanon, Ayman “Mohamad” Ghazali per DHS

– Let in under Obama in 2011
– Became a citizen in 2016
– NOW HE TRIED KILLING AMERICANS

Cut off the ENTIRE 3RD WORLD!pic.twitter.com/cMzjF8OLVM

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 13, 2026

Man who rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon

By Corey Williams and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press, March 12, 2026:

Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Lebanon, attacked Temple Israel.

Ghazali rammed his vehicle into the Michigan synagogue, prompting a security response.

The FBI is investigating the attack as a targeted act against the Jewish community.

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues Thursday has been identified as a 41-year-old naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials.

Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was fatally shot by security officers after driving through a hallway at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township near Detroit, Michigan, in a vehicle that then caught fire, authorities said.

Ghazali came to the U.S. in 2011 on an immediate relative visa as the spouse of a U.S. citizen and was granted U.S. citizenship in 2016, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Jennifer Runyan, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit field office, called the crime a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community” and said at a news conference Thursday that the FBI is leading the investigation.

Investigators have not determined a motive yet.

“What drove this person into action has to be determined by the investigation,” said Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.

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None of the synagogue’s staff, teachers or the 140 children at its early childhood center were injured, Bouchard said.

In the minutes after the attack, smoke billowed from the synagogue. One security officer was hit by the vehicle and knocked unconscious but did not suffer life-threatening injuries, the sheriff said. And 30 law enforcement officers were treated for smoke inhalation.

West Bloomfield Police Chief Dale Young said temple security officers “engaged the individual and neutralized the threat.”

The suspect was found dead inside his vehicle, according to Bouchard.

Cassi Cohen, director of strategic development at Temple Israel, was standing at the hallway where the crash happened. She said she heard a loud bang, grabbed a few staff members, ran into her office and locked the door.

“When I heard the crash, I knew it was bad,” Cohen said.

She said a classroom was near where the car rammed the synagogue and, in addition to the children, who were as old as 4, there were also more than 30 staff members in the synagogue.

“Thankfully, we have had many active shooter drills, and our staff is prepared for these situations,” she said.

Rabbi Arianna Gordon, from Temple Israel, thanked the security team, law enforcement and early childhood teachers for getting the children out safely and reunited with their parents, calling them the “true rock stars of the day.”

About a dozen parents sprinted to get their children soon after authorities cleared the building. Other families were reunited at a nearby Jewish Community Center.

Allison Jacobs, whose 18-month-old daughter is enrolled in Temple Israel’s day care, said she got a message from a teacher saying the children were OK even before she knew what happened.

“There are no words. I was in complete and utter shock,” she told the AP. “I was hoping that it was a false report.”

Jacobs, whose family is Jewish, said she tries not to think about all that’s going on in the world.

“You never think that this is actually going to happen to you,” she said. “But I know that it’s — it’s just terrible. This morning I was mourning the loss of the school that got hit in Iran.”
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