San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore told reporters that investigators were reviewing the suspect’s social media activity and examining a virulently anti-Semitic “open letter” published online.<\/p>\n
In the letter, which appeared on the online forum 8chan hours before the attack, the author – who identified himself as John Earnest – said he was inspired by the\u00a0attack on two Christchurch mosques<\/a>\u00a0last month, as well as the Pittsburgh mosque shooting.<\/p>\n Authorities later said Mr Earnest was under investigation in connection with a fire at a mosque last month.<\/p>\n “During the shooting, four individuals were wounded and transported to Palomar hospital,” Sheriff Gore said. “One succumbed to their wounds. The other three are in stable condition.”<\/p>\n Mayor Steve Vaus said the rabbi had been shot in the hand. “For this to happen only a week later at the end of the Passover, only a week after Easter is horrific,” Mr Vaus told MSNBC.<\/p>\n How did the attack\u00a0<\/strong>unfold<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n Sheriff Gore said officers were called to the Chabad synagogue just before 11:30 (18:30 GMT) after the man opened fire with an “AR-15 type” assault rifle.<\/p>\n He said an off-duty border patrol officer fired at the suspect as he fled the scene in a vehicle, but did not hit him.<\/p>\n The suspect was later arrested by another officer, added San Diego chief of police David Nisleit.<\/p>\n “He clearly saw the suspect’s vehicle, the suspect jumped out with his hands up and was immediately taken into custody.” he said.<\/p>\n “As the officer was placing this 19-year-old male into custody, he clearly saw a rifle on the front passenger seat of the suspect vehicle.”<\/p>\n On Saturday evening a vigil for the victims was held at the Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church in San Diego.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"John](\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/John-Earnest.jpg\")
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