A man who attacked a synagogue in Michigan was shot after the incident. Investigators said he had shared photos of children killed in Israeli air strikes moments before the attack.The attacker was identified as Ayman Mohammed Ghazali, who drove a vehicle into the grounds of Temple Israel on Thursday. When he attempted to carry out the attack, security personnel at the synagogue confronted him and opened fire. Ghazali died on the spot.Officials said there is a preschool on the synagogue complex and there were about 140 children and staff members inside the building at the time. No child was injured during the incident.Investigators later examined Ghazali’s phone and online activity and found that he had shared photos of children killed in Israeli attacks shortly before the attack. The post was shared widely on messaging platforms and referenced casualties in recent Israeli military operations in the Middle East.Ayman Mohammed Ghazali was from Mashghara, a town in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon. The official said his two adult brothers, as well as his niece and nephew, were killed in the Israeli strikes, Sky News reported.Law enforcement officials also said that Ghazali had recently lost several of his relatives in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. According to investigators, those deaths may have contributed to his actions, although officials said the full motive is still under investigation.Police secured the synagogue complex after the incident and searched Ghazali’s residence as part of the investigation.Following the attack, security was increased at Jewish institutions in parts of Michigan. The presence of security personnel at the venue prevented the situation from becoming more serious.Ghazali was a naturalized American citizen born in Lebanon who entered the United States on May 20, 2011, on an IR‑1 immigrant visa as the spouse of an American citizen. He applied for citizenship in October 2015 and was granted citizenship in February 2016. Ghazali lived in Dearborn Heights, Michigan and worked locally, including in the restaurant industry.