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The ex-wife of a man who authorities said attacked a synagogue in Michigan told local 911 dispatchers that he was “mentally unstable” before the incident, according to records obtained by Fox News.
41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali rammed his car into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Thursday at 12:19 p.m, according to officials. Ghazali got out of his vehicle and armed security exchanged gunfire with him as he was armed with a rifle.
After he engaged gunfire with security, Ghazali suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the FBI.
At 12:21 p.m., Ghazali’s ex-wife called 911 and told the operator that “His voice is not stable,” referring to her ex-husband, adding that she had just spoken with him, according to records.
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Surveillance footage shows Ayman Mohamad Ghazali inside a Phantom Fireworks store in Livonia, Michigan, where he purchased more than $2,000 worth of fireworks days before the synagogue attack on March 12. (Obtained by NYPost)
“I just want to make sure he’s OK,” she said.
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.
Fox News’ Michael Sinkewicz, Garrett Tenney and Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.