India, Sept. 29 -- Before he was named the suspect in a deadly church shooting in Grand Blanc, Michigan, Thomas Jacob Sanford was known within his community as a father navigating a devastating diagnosis of his son.

His son had congenital hyperinsulinism, a rare genetic disorder that affects insulin production.

According to a 2015 GoFundMe page and posts from a family Facebook account, Sanford's son required a prolonged hospital stay and underwent multiple surgeries to remove portions of his pancreas.

The condition, though rare, is serious, it causes the body to secrete excessive insulin, leading to dangerous drops in blood sugar levels, especially in newborns and infants, according to Dessert report.

Sanford's family faced not only m...