The FBI is investigating Thursday’s attack on a Michigan synagogue in the heart of the Detroit metro area’s Jewish community as an antisemitic hate crime.“I can confirm we are leading this investigation right now as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community,” Jennifer Runyan, the special agent in charge of the FBI office in Detroit, said at a press conference.The update came hours after an armed attacker rammed a vehicle through the doors and into the hallway of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and died after an exchange of gunfire with security guards. The Department of Homeland Security identified the suspect as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized citizen who was born in Lebanon, according to multiple reports.The suspect was the only person involved in the attack, Runyan said. “This is a deeply disturbing and tragic incident,” she added.People embrace as law enforcement escort families away from the Temple Israel synagogue.via Associated PressNone of the students at the synagogue’s on-site preschool were hurt, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard confirmed at an earlier press conference. A security guard hit by the attacker’s vehicle was taken to the hospital for treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.Later, the sheriff announced that 30 law enforcement officers had been taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. It was not immediately clear how the suspect, who was found deceased in the attack vehicle, died. “It’s complicated because there was some fire, to say the least, with that vehicle,” Bouchard said, adding that “something ignited in the vehicle.”Aerial footage from local news station Sky 4 showed smoke coming out of the building and people running from the premises. Bouchard said that he expected that the FBI, which conducted an active shooter training for the staff and clergy at Temple Israel in January, would take the lead on the investigation going forward.Law enforcement on site at Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan.JEFF KOWALSKY via Getty ImagesOn Facebook, Temple Israel confirmed the safety of all its students, teachers and staff and offered gratitude to the community.“We are deeply and humbly grateful to our teachers, staff, security, law enforcement, and [Shenandoah] Country Club that welcomed us, fed us, and sheltered our staff, teachers, children, and parents. What incredible neighbors we have. What [an] incredible police force we have,” the statement continued, adding that the synagogue is not yet certain about “future programming or services, or any investigation.”At an earlier press conference, Bouchard said that “Jewish facilities in the area are going to have a lot of extra presence.”The Jewish Federation of Detroit acknowledged the incident, posting on social media that its “agencies are currently in precautionary lockdown.”Members of law enforcement escort families with children away from Temple Israel.via Associated PressOne lawmaker shared a personal connection to the temple, noting it’s the largest synagogue in North America by membership.“I was bar mitzvah’d at Temple Israel,” Michigan state Rep. Noah Arbit (D) said on CNN, calling the situation his “worst nightmare.”“I campaigned on taking on hate crimes because this is the community that I love, and I know that it’s an important issue to the community here in West Bloomfield,” he continued, noting that Temple Israel was the venue for a hate crimes town hall last year.Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) called the incident “heartbreaking.”“Michigan’s Jewish community should be able to live and practice their faith in peace,” she said. “Antisemitism and violence have no place in Michigan.”Taiyler S. Mitchell contributed reporting.