Man held in shootings of two Jewish males in L.A. believed to be hate crimes

A person was taken into custody Thursday in reference to the shootings of two Jewish males exterior synagogues in Los Angeles this week that investigators consider had been hate crimes, police mentioned.

The violence set off worry among the many metropolis’s Jewish group as police elevated patrols round homes of worship and officers decried the assaults.

The two separate shootings occurred after the boys left synagogues within the metropolis’s Pico-Robertson neighborhood, in line with the Anti-Defamation League’s Southern California department. Both males survived.

“This is a relief,” the branch wrote on Twitter after the detention was introduced. “Tonight, we can rest easy. Tomorrow, we will continue to fight against antisemitism.”

“We are incredibly grateful for law enforcement’s diligence in apprehending the suspect,” the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles mentioned in an announcement, CBS Los Angeles reviews.  

The synagogues are lower than two blocks aside, the station says.

One sufferer was hit in his arm by a drive-by shooter and the opposite was shot not less than twice as he was strolling as much as his automobile, CBS L.A. added.

The suspect was tracked and brought into custody Thursday in Riverside County, Los Angeles police mentioned in an announcement. Detectives seized a rifle and a handgun.

The shootings occurred on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Detectives mentioned they had been in all probability carried out by the identical man, although it wasn’t instantly clear whether or not he was the one who was taken into custody on Thursday.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass denounced the violence after information of the arrest broke.

“I want to be very clear: Antisemitism and hate crimes have no place in our city or our country,” Bass mentioned. “Those who engage in either will be caught and held fully accountable.”