A <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/19-year-old-synagogue-shooting-suspect-in-california-was-inspired-from-christchurch-shooter-214091">19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up</a> to police shortly after carrying out a <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/one-dead-three-injured-in-us-synagogue-shooting-214031">deadly shooting in a Southern California synagogue</a> filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation for a mosque arson.

The gunman walked into the suburban <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/san-diego-area-synagogue-shooting-appears-to-be-hate-crime-trump-214020">San Diego synagogue late Saturday morning</a>, the last day of the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover, and opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing one woman inside and wounding three others, including the rabbi, authorities said.

In an interview on Sunday with NBC's "Today" program, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein described the attack.

"I was face-to-face with this murderer, terrorist, who was holding a rifle and looking straight at me," Goldstein said. "As soon as he saw me, he started to shoot toward me. My fingers got blown away."

Goldstein said the woman killed was Lori Kaye, a founding member of the three-decade-old congregation.

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"Just a kind soul," said Goldstein, who underwent surgery at the hospital. "Everyone in the community knew her."

A woman who said she was a friend of Kaye, Audrey Jacobs, wrote on Facebook that Kaye left behind a husband and a 22-year-old daughter.

"Lori would have wanted all of us to stand up to hate," Jacobs wrote. "She was a warrior of love and she will be missed."

The other two wounded were an 8-year-old Israeli girl and her uncle. Their family had moved to the United States in search of a safer life after their home in Sderot on the Gaza border was hit several times by Palestinian rocket attacks.

The sheriff said they were struck by shrapnel but were "doing well" at a local hospital.

After the shooting, the suspect fled in a car, escaping an off-duty US&nbsp;Border Patrol agent who shot at the getaway vehicle but missed the suspect. The suspect pulled over and surrendered to police officers a short time later.

The suspect was identified as John Earnest, 19, of San Diego, the apparent author of a "manifesto" who claimed to have set a nearby mosque on fire last month and professed drawing inspiration from the gunman who killed nearly 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand.

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said police and FBI were investigating Earnest's possible involvement in the March 24 pre-dawn arson fire at the Islamic Center of Escondido, a town about 15 miles (24 km) north of Poway. No one was hurt at the mosque fire.

Gore said Earnest has no prior criminal record.

Saturday's gun violence at the Congregation Chabad temple in the town of Poway, California, about 23 miles (37 km) north of downtown San Diego, unfolded six months to the day after 11 worshippers were killed and six others wounded by a gunman who stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh yelling, "All Jews must die."

The assailant in that massacre, said to be the deadliest attack ever against Jews on U.S. soil, was also arrested.

The Passover violence came amid an upsurge in reports of anti-Semitism nationwide and abroad and followed a recent spate of deadly attacks on places of worship around the world.

Suicide bombings during Easter Sunday services at several churches in Sri Lanka killed more than 250 people. A gunman who opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15 left 49 people dead and more than 40 wounded, some as they knelt in prayer.

Gore told reporters authorities were investigating the attack as a potential hate crime.

A rambling, violently anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim screed written by an individual calling himself John Earnest was found posted to the online text-storage site Pastebin.com and the file-storage site Mediafire.com. Links to the content on both sources were posted on the far-right internet message board 8chan.

In that letter, the author also claimed credit for the Escondido mosque arson, which was put out by congregants who were sleeping inside and woke up to the smell of smoke. Local media at the time reported that a message scrawled on the driveway of the mosque mentioned the New Zealand massacre.

Earnest was enrolled at California State University in San Marcos. In a statement, the university's president said the school was "dismayed and disheartened" to learn Earnest was a student and was working with the sheriff's department.

He attended Mt&nbsp;Carmel High School in San Diego, where his father taught physics before retiring in 2016, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper.

The synagogue on Saturday was hosting a holiday celebration that had been due to culminate in a final Passover meal that evening. Authorities said about 100 people were inside the temple, where Saturday services marking the Jewish Sabbath would have been under way or have just concluded.

A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a Southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation for a mosque arson.

A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a Southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation for a mosque arson. The gunman walked into the suburban San Diego synagogue late Saturday morning, the last day of the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover, and opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing one woman inside and wounding three others, including the rabbi, authorities said. In an interview on Sunday with NBC's "Today" program, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein described the attack. "I was face-to-face with this murderer, terrorist, who was holding a rifle and looking straight at me," Goldstein said. "As soon as he saw me, he started to shoot toward me. My fingers got blown away." Goldstein said the woman killed was Lori Kaye, a founding member of the three-decade-old congregation. "Just a kind soul," said Goldstein, who underwent surgery at the hospital. "Everyone in the community knew her." A woman who said she was a friend of Kaye, Audrey Jacobs, wrote on Facebook that Kaye left behind a husband and a 22-year-old daughter. "Lori would have wanted all of us to stand up to hate," Jacobs wrote. "She was a warrior of love and she will be missed." The other two wounded were an 8-year-old Israeli girl and her uncle. Their family had moved to the United States in search of a safer life after their home in Sderot on the Gaza border was hit several times by Palestinian rocket attacks. The sheriff said they were struck by shrapnel but were "doing well" at a local hospital. After the shooting, the suspect fled in a car, escaping an off-duty US Border Patrol agent who shot at the getaway vehicle but missed the suspect. The suspect pulled over and surrendered to police officers a short time later. The suspect was identified as John Earnest, 19, of San Diego, the apparent author of a "manifesto" who claimed to have set a nearby mosque on fire last month and professed drawing inspiration from the gunman who killed nearly 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand. San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said police and FBI were investigating Earnest's possible involvement in the March 24 pre-dawn arson fire at the Islamic Center of Escondido, a town about 15 miles (24 km) north of Poway. No one was hurt at the mosque fire. Gore said Earnest has no prior criminal record. Saturday's gun violence at the Congregation Chabad temple in the town of Poway, California, about 23 miles (37 km) north of downtown San Diego, unfolded six months to the day after 11 worshippers were killed and six others wounded by a gunman who stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh yelling, "All Jews must die." The assailant in that massacre, said to be the deadliest attack ever against Jews on U.S. soil, was also arrested. The Passover violence came amid an upsurge in reports of anti-Semitism nationwide and abroad and followed a recent spate of deadly attacks on places of worship around the world. Suicide bombings during Easter Sunday services at several churches in Sri Lanka killed more than 250 people. A gunman who opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15 left 49 people dead and more than 40 wounded, some as they knelt in prayer. Gore told reporters authorities were investigating the attack as a potential hate crime. A rambling, violently anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim screed written by an individual calling himself John Earnest was found posted to the online text-storage site Pastebin.com and the file-storage site Mediafire.com. Links to the content on both sources were posted on the far-right internet message board 8chan. In that letter, the author also claimed credit for the Escondido mosque arson, which was put out by congregants who were sleeping inside and woke up to the smell of smoke. Local media at the time reported that a message scrawled on the driveway of the mosque mentioned the New Zealand massacre. Earnest was enrolled at California State University in San Marcos. In a statement, the university's president said the school was "dismayed and disheartened" to learn Earnest was a student and was working with the sheriff's department. He attended Mt Carmel High School in San Diego, where his father taught physics before retiring in 2016, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper. The synagogue on Saturday was hosting a holiday celebration that had been due to culminate in a final Passover meal that evening. Authorities said about 100 people were inside the temple, where Saturday services marking the Jewish Sabbath would have been under way or have just concluded.

I was face to face with California synagogue shooter: Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein

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A woman has died and a rabbi was injured after shots were fired inside a Poway, California synagogue filled with people celebrating the last day of Passover

1 Dead, 3 Injured in Synagogue Shooting in Poway

California bar shooter identified as an ex-marine

Gun culture, an ingrained part of American society

University freshman Cole Knapp was talking with friends inside the Borderline Bar and Grill in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks when he saw a <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/california-shooting-suspect-david-long-was-a-decorated-marine-veteran-176285">man dressed in black</a> reach towards the counter by the door as if he was paying his cover charge.

"I just kind of saw it in the corner of my eye and I heard a <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/ex-marine-apparently-acted-alone-in-california-bar-shooting-fbi-176302">gunshot</a> and I focused on him and I saw that he was holding a handgun and he continued to shoot at the girl at the front desk," Knapp, 19, told Reuters TV.

It was sometime after 11pm PST on Wednesday night when Ian David Long, a <a href="http://www.wionews.com/americas/at-least-6-injured-in-shooting-at-bar-in-thousand-oaks-california-176182">28-year-old former US Marine</a>, walked into the Western-themed bar on "College Country Night" and fired off round after round seemingly at random from his .45 caliber Glock handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine.

Knapp, a student at nearby Moorpark College, ducked behind a pool table with a few other people, he said, even as some patrons kept line dancing, apparently unaware of the gunfire around them.

He bolted toward an exit onto a smoking patio, filled with more people who hadn`t heard the gunshots over the loud music "and I told them get over that fence and just run."

A SWAT team from the Ventura County Sherrif's Department, arrived within minutes, along with the FBI and other officers to find the bar strewn with bodies, survivors huddling in terror, and others desperately trying to get out.

"They found people hiding in restrooms, people hiding in attics," Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said. Other witnesses described people using bar stools to break windows and escape.

Alexis Tait, 23, said she heard what sounded like firecrackers going off until she saw her friend Kristina Kaylee Morisette fall to the floor - one of a dozen people the gunman killed.

Tait, who says she's a regular at the bar, then saw people huddled by a mirror and window and fled there.

“We were all bodies on top of each other and as soon as we saw him (the shooter) walk ... into the other part of the bar, everyone bolted as fast as they could to get out,” Tait said.

Tait said she also saw people break windows with bar stools and jump out.

“We all just trampled and tried to get out,” Tait said. “All we could think about was like we need to get out.”

University freshman Cole Knapp was talking with friends inside the Borderline Bar and Grill in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks when he saw a man dressed in black reach towards the counter by the door as if he was paying his cover charge.

University freshman Cole Knapp was talking with friends inside the Borderline Bar and Grill in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks when he saw a man dressed in black reach towards the counter by the door as if he was paying his cover charge. "I just kind of saw it in the corner of my eye and I heard a gunshot and I focused on him and I saw that he was holding a handgun and he continued to shoot at the girl at the front desk," Knapp, 19, told Reuters TV. It was sometime after 11pm PST on Wednesday night when Ian David Long, a 28-year-old former US Marine, walked into the Western-themed bar on "College Country Night" and fired off round after round seemingly at random from his .45 caliber Glock handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine. Knapp, a student at nearby Moorpark College, ducked behind a pool table with a few other people, he said, even as some patrons kept line dancing, apparently unaware of the gunfire around them. He bolted toward an exit onto a smoking patio, filled with more people who hadn`t heard the gunshots over the loud music "and I told them get over that fence and just run." A SWAT team from the Ventura County Sherrif's Department, arrived within minutes, along with the FBI and other officers to find the bar strewn with bodies, survivors huddling in terror, and others desperately trying to get out. "They found people hiding in restrooms, people hiding in attics," Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said. Other witnesses described people using bar stools to break windows and escape. Alexis Tait, 23, said she heard what sounded like firecrackers going off until she saw her friend Kristina Kaylee Morisette fall to the floor - one of a dozen people the gunman killed. Tait, who says she's a regular at the bar, then saw people huddled by a mirror and window and fled there. “We were all bodies on top of each other and as soon as we saw him (the shooter) walk ... into the other part of the bar, everyone bolted as fast as they could to get out,” Tait said. Tait said she also saw people break windows with bar stools and jump out. “We all just trampled and tried to get out,” Tait said. “All we could think about was like we need to get out.”

'We all just trampled', California bar shooting survivor recalls

The man suspected of killing <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/12-people-including-police-officer-killed-gunman-also-dead-in-california-bar-shooting-176217">12 people in a bar in a Los Angeles</a> suburb was a decorated Marine Corp machine gunner deployed in Afghanistan who had several prior brushes with law enforcement, police and Marine officials said on Thursday.

Ian David Long, who also died in the attack late Thursday, was 28 years old and lived in Newbury Park, a prosperous suburb of Californian bungalows and tidy front lawns, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Borderline Bar &amp; Grill where the shooting took place.

Long joined the Marines in 2008 and rose to the rank of corporal before leaving active service in 2013, Joseph Butterfield, a Marine spokesman, wrote in an email.

He served in the war in Afghanistan for seven months beginning in late 2010, the Marine Corp said, and was awarded multiple ribbons, commendations and medals.

It was not immediately clear what Long did after leaving active duty.

At a news conference on Thursday, Sheriff Geoff Dean said police had responded to a minor disturbance call at Long's house in April.

"He was somewhat irate, acting a little irrationally," Dean said. The police called in a team of mental health specialists who decided that Long did not qualify to be involuntarily detained for mental health evaluation under state law.

A neighbour, who would only identify himself by his last name, Hanson, said Long lived with his mother.

"I mind my own business and they did theirs too," he said in a brief telephone interview. A woman in the background added: "He was kind of a loner."

Other neighbours said they did not recognize the suspect's name, adding that his mother would wave as she drove by as they watered their lawn.

An American flag hung on the garage at Long's home on Thursday as law enforcement gathered outside. A red pickup truck was parked in the driveway.

According to public records, Long appeared to be the grandson of H Daryl Foley, a former US Navy commander who spent 30 years in the service and died in 2010, according to a published obituary.

Long's mother, Colleen Long, has worked for more than eight years as an analyst for Dole Food Co, according to her social media profiles.

The man suspected of killing 12 people in a bar in a Los Angeles suburb was a decorated Marine Corp machine gunner deployed in Afghanistan who had several prior brushes with law enforcement, police and Marine officials said on Thursday.

The man suspected of killing 12 people in a bar in a Los Angeles suburb was a decorated Marine Corp machine gunner deployed in Afghanistan who had several prior brushes with law enforcement, police and Marine officials said on Thursday. Ian David Long, who also died in the attack late Thursday, was 28 years old and lived in Newbury Park, a prosperous suburb of Californian bungalows and tidy front lawns, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Borderline Bar & Grill where the shooting took place. Long joined the Marines in 2008 and rose to the rank of corporal before leaving active service in 2013, Joseph Butterfield, a Marine spokesman, wrote in an email. He served in the war in Afghanistan for seven months beginning in late 2010, the Marine Corp said, and was awarded multiple ribbons, commendations and medals. It was not immediately clear what Long did after leaving active duty. At a news conference on Thursday, Sheriff Geoff Dean said police had responded to a minor disturbance call at Long's house in April. "He was somewhat irate, acting a little irrationally," Dean said. The police called in a team of mental health specialists who decided that Long did not qualify to be involuntarily detained for mental health evaluation under state law. A neighbour, who would only identify himself by his last name, Hanson, said Long lived with his mother. "I mind my own business and they did theirs too," he said in a brief telephone interview. A woman in the background added: "He was kind of a loner." Other neighbours said they did not recognize the suspect's name, adding that his mother would wave as she drove by as they watered their lawn. An American flag hung on the garage at Long's home on Thursday as law enforcement gathered outside. A red pickup truck was parked in the driveway. According to public records, Long appeared to be the grandson of H Daryl Foley, a former US Navy commander who spent 30 years in the service and died in 2010, according to a published obituary. Long's mother, Colleen Long, has worked for more than eight years as an analyst for Dole Food Co, according to her social media profiles.

California shooting suspect David Long was a decorated Marine veteran

WION Dispatch: 13 dead; gunman killed in California bar shooting

The Los Angeles Times reported that multiple people were shot at a business in Long Beach, California Friday (December 29).

The Los Angeles Times reported that authorities said the gunman is &quot;believed to be deceased at the scene.&quot;

No details were immediately available, but the area was blocked off by police and fire crews, The Los Angeles Times reported.

Several witnesses said the shooting occurred in a building that housed a law office, the Los Angles Times reported. 
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Several witnesses said the shooting occurred in a building that housed a law office, the Los Angles Times reported

The Los Angeles Times reported that multiple people were shot at a business in Long Beach, California Friday (December 29). The Los Angeles Times reported that authorities said the gunman is "believed to be deceased at the scene." No details were immediately available, but the area was blocked off by police and fire crews, The Los Angeles Times reported. Several witnesses said the shooting occurred in a building that housed a law office, the Los Angles Times reported.

Gunman dead after multiple people shot at Long Beach business: Report

A gunman opened fire on a local elementary school in rural Rancho Tehama near Sacramento in California killing at least four people.

The man was killed after a firefight with police, media reports said. Police children were not among the dead and the motive for the assault was unclear but it could be linked to a domestic dispute. &nbsp;

The gunman had crashed into a local school in Rancho Tehama firing indiscriminately as teachers and students scrambled to escape from the sudden shootout.

The incident occurred around 8am, reports said. The gunman had a history of violence having been arrested for attacking the woman during a dispute in January, Tehama police official Phil Johnston said.

In fact, one of the four victims was a woman the gunman had previously been accused of stabbing.

&quot;It was very clear at the onset that we had an individual that was randomly picking targets,&quot; Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said at a news conference.

&quot;This man was very, very intent on completing what he set out to do today,&quot; Johnston added.

Johnston told reporters that three weapons -- a semi-automatic rifle and two handguns -- had been recovered from the scene, AFP reported.

The gunman&rsquo;s name has not been released. 
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The man was killed after a firefight with police

A gunman opened fire on a local elementary school in rural Rancho Tehama near Sacramento in California killing at least four people. The man was killed after a firefight with police, media reports said. Police children were not among the dead and the motive for the assault was unclear but it could be linked to a domestic dispute. The gunman had crashed into a local school in Rancho Tehama firing indiscriminately as teachers and students scrambled to escape from the sudden shootout. The incident occurred around 8am, reports said. The gunman had a history of violence having been arrested for attacking the woman during a dispute in January, Tehama police official Phil Johnston said. In fact, one of the four victims was a woman the gunman had previously been accused of stabbing. "It was very clear at the onset that we had an individual that was randomly picking targets," Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said at a news conference. "This man was very, very intent on completing what he set out to do today," Johnston added. Johnston told reporters that three weapons -- a semi-automatic rifle and two handguns -- had been recovered from the scene, AFP reported. The gunman’s name has not been released.

Gunman opens fire in California school, 4 killed

A polling station in California was placed under lockdown on Tuesday after a shooting incident was reported at a nearby location, the state police authorities told local media.&nbsp;

The Azusa police responded to an active shooting incident that killed at least one and wounded three others.&nbsp;

Captain Jeff Scroggins told LA Times that the police were dealing with at least one heavily-armed suspect.&nbsp;

Media reports said that the voters were inside the Memorial Park North Recreation Centre when the shooting occurred. Azusa is located roughly 30 miles outside Los Angeles.

No shots were fired inside the polling station but the voters were asked to remain inside the polling stations.

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A female voter told CNN she heard the shots ring out. &quot;At first, I thought it was construction but people came running into the room saying they see a guy with a bulletproof vest and a white shirt. As of right now, they just have us in the voting room and are trying to keep us calm.&quot;

A police helicopter transported three people with gunshots wounds and one was dead on arrival, Vanessa Lozano, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department told AFP.

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Azusa police put the nearby polling station under lockdown after a heavily-armed suspect fired shots in a residential building

A polling station in California was placed under lockdown on Tuesday after a shooting incident was reported at a nearby location, the state police authorities told local media. The Azusa police responded to an active shooting incident that killed at least one and wounded three others. Captain Jeff Scroggins told LA Times that the police were dealing with at least one heavily-armed suspect. Media reports said that the voters were inside the Memorial Park North Recreation Centre when the shooting occurred. Azusa is located roughly 30 miles outside Los Angeles. No shots were fired inside the polling station but the voters were asked to remain inside the polling stations. Critical Incident: Please stay out of the area of Fourth St & Orange Ave. All residents in the area shelter in place. — Azusa Police (@AzusaPD) November 8, 2016 × A female voter told CNN she heard the shots ring out. "At first, I thought it was construction but people came running into the room saying they see a guy with a bulletproof vest and a white shirt. As of right now, they just have us in the voting room and are trying to keep us calm." A police helicopter transported three people with gunshots wounds and one was dead on arrival, Vanessa Lozano, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department told AFP. (WION)

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