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FBI Seeks Evidence as Probe of Michigan Synagogue Attack Examines Motive, Possible Hezbollah Ties

A swift armed response and recent security training at Temple Israel are credited with preventing mass casualties after a truck slammed into the building and the assailant died by suicide.

Police vehicles sit outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICHIGAN - MARCH 12: Law enforcement vehicles in the parking lot of Temple Israel as an Israeli flag blows in the wind on top of the building following an active shooter on March 12, 2026 in West Bloomfield, Michigan. According to authorities a suspect is dead after ramming a vehicle into the Detroit-area synagogue. Police continue to investigate as emergency personnel remained on the scene. (Photo by Emily Elconin/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • A newly released 911 call from a woman believed to be the assailant’s ex-wife described him as “suicidal” after relatives were killed in a Lebanon airstrike, prompting a police welfare check minutes after the attack.
  • The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, was born in Lebanon, entered the United States legally in 2011, and became a U.S. citizen in 2016.
  • Law-enforcement sources reported Ghazali had been flagged in U.S. databases for prior contacts with suspected Hezbollah associates, and Israeli officials said his brother was a Hezbollah commander, claims U.S. investigators have not independently verified.
  • Fox News reported receiving a photo sent the day of the attack that showed Ghazali holding a rifle with Arabic text referencing martyrdom and vengeance, portions of which the outlet withheld from publication.
  • The FBI asked the public to submit photos or videos of the March 12 incident as it investigates motive, and officials said no congregants were injured while the struck security guard is expected to recover.