Michigan synagogue attacker’s ex-wife told local 911 dispatchers he was ‘mentally unstable’ before incident

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 in 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.

“I just want to make sure he’s OK,” she said.

Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, 41, rammed his pickup truck packed with fireworks and gasoline jugs into the Temple Israel Synagogue causing a blaze in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 12, 2026. Obtained by NYPost

Smoke rises from the building after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026 in a still image from video. via REUTERS

Ghazali said that her ex-husband was “mentally unstable due to all his family dying overseas in the war.”

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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.