One person died when a man walked into a Chabad synagogue near San Diego on Saturday, the last day of Passover, and began shooting people inside. Three others were injured, and the suspect, John T. Earnest, 19, of San Diego, was in custody, authorities said.
"This individual was with an AR-type assault weapon and opened fire on the people inside the synagogue," said San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said. Sheriff's detectives and FBI investigators were examining a possible link between the suspect and a March 24th arson fire at a mosque in Escondido, a city just north of Poway. Authorities said graffiti left at the scene of the blaze referenced the March 15 attack in New Zealand that killed 50 Muslim worshippers.
Gore would not release details of the suspect or a possible motive, saying he is being interviewed by the police and the FBI. Poway Mayor Steve Vaus said in a phone interview with MSNBC that "it was a hate crime, and that will not stand."
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