Synagogue shooting in California left 1 dead and 3 wounded; a man taken into custody

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

California synagogue shooting on the last day of Passover left one person dead and several others wounded, as per the city’s mayor. The shooting occurred at Congregation Chabad in Poway, north of San Diego. He described it as a possible hate crime.

President Donald Trump, speaking outside the White House Saturday, told reporters, “At this moment it looks like a hate crime, but my deepest sympathies to all of those affected and we’ll get to the bottom of it.”

A 19-year-old man was taken into custody. A 60-year-old woman, died at the hospital. An employee of the synagogue identified the dead woman as Lori Kaye.

A 57-year-old rabbi who was shot suffered defensive wounds to both of his index fingers. He might lose his right index finger as per the doctor. A 34-year-old man and a girl had shrapnel injuries. The girl was wounded in one leg and in the face. She was transferred to a children’s hospital and monitored.

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore later identified the suspect of the Synagogue shooting as John Earnest, of San Diego. Authorities are investigating to see whether Earnest is connected to arson at a mosque in nearby Escondido from last month.

The mayor said that the congregation was targeted by “someone with hate in their heart … towards our Jewish community and that just will not stand.” The congregation “took security very seriously.”

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