A man was detained for questioning after a shooting incident at a synagogue north of San Diego that caused injuries on the last day of Passover, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said on Saturday, Euronews reports.
“There are injuries. This is a developing situation,” the department’s Poway Station posted on Twitter. The department had earlier said deputies were investigating reports of a man with a gun in the area of the Congregation Chabad synagogue.
DEVELOPING: Sheriff's office asks people to stay away from Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, Calif., amid reports of a gunman in the area. https://t.co/kdrUxk2XiK
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Local channel KGTV 10News said the synagogue was hosting its Passover holiday celebration. It said at least four victims were transported to hospitals.
The shooting came six months after a gunman yelling, “All Jews must die” stormed a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 worshippers and wounding six other people, including four police officers, before he was arrested.