The ex-wife of a man accused of attacking a synagogue in Michigan alerted 911 operators to his unstable mental state shortly before the incident occurred, as revealed by documents accessed by Fox News.
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, aged 41, drove his vehicle into Temple Israel located in West Bloomfield at 12:19 p.m. on Thursday, according to authorities. Upon exiting the car, Ghazali, armed with a rifle, exchanged gunfire with the temple’s armed security personnel.
The confrontation ended with Ghazali inflicting a fatal gunshot wound on himself, as confirmed by the FBI.
Just two minutes after the attack began, at 12:21 p.m., his ex-wife contacted emergency services. She expressed concern over his well-being, citing that “his voice is not stable” following their recent conversation, the call records reveal.
Further investigation uncovered surveillance footage of Ghazali at a Phantom Fireworks store in Livonia, Michigan. Days prior to the synagogue incident, on March 12, he was seen purchasing over $2,000 worth of fireworks, according to sources obtained by the New York Post.
During the emergency call, his ex-wife conveyed her worries by saying, “I just want to make sure he’s OK.”
Ghazali said that her ex-husband was “mentally unstable due to all his family dying overseas in the war.” She said that Ghazali asked her to “send money overseas” before ending the call.
