The LAPD said the man was arrested in Riverside County Thursday night and that the case is being investigated as a hate crime. We will have more on this developing story.
LASD Sergeant Roger Bertola at the West Hollywood station — the closest to the shooting location — told LAist on Friday that they had approximately eight Jewish synagogues in their area, and that they were actively doing patrol checks at those locations.
Bertola said that the station’s operations sergeant had reached out to Jewish leaders in the area to connect after the tragedy.City councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky and Mayor Karen Bass have both condemned the shootings in statements."absolutely unacceptable," adding that"anti-Semitism and hate crimes have no place in our city or our country."
"Those who engage in either will be caught and held fully accountable. At a time of increased anti-Semitism, these acts have understandably set communities on edge ... my pledge to the Pico-Robertson community and to the City of Los Angeles as a whole, is that we will fight this hatred vigorously and work every day to defeat it.
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