In the letter shared Monday, the woman recounted the events of the shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc.

Friends of the man accused of killing four people after opening fire in a Michigan church say he long harbored animosity toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but never made any threats against its members.

Craig Hayden, 72, was among at least four people who were killed at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township.

The man suspected of opening fire on a Michigan LDS chapel on Sunday was a 40-year-old veteran of the Iraq War, according to officials.

Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of Burton, Michigan, was a former U.S. Marine and Iraq War veteran. His Sept. 28 ambush on the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Grand Blanc Township left four people dead and eight wounded. He died in an exchange of gunfire with police.

First responders were sifting through debris at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township for additional victims and evidence.

Following the tragic shooting that took place in a Michigan church Sunday, local chapters of the Latter-Day Saints say they are taking time to forgive and understand. Both the Latter-Day Saints of Joplin and the Latter-Day Saints of Neosho have responded to the shooting that occurred in Grand Blanc Township during