WATCH LIVE: Authorities announce hate crime charges against man accused of shooting two Jewish men in LA’s Pico-Robertson area.
The suspect was taken into custody Thursday night in. Detectives recovered several items including a rifle and handgun. The case is now being investigated as a hate crime.
The first shooting happened Wednesday just before 10 a.m. in the 1400 block of Shenandoah Street. The victim, a man in his 40s, was trying to get in his car when the suspect pulled up in an unknown vehicle and drew out his handgun, firing at the victim, police said. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.Southern California officials said a suspect is in custody following the shootings of 2 Jewish men in LA’s Pico-Robertson neighborhood.
The second shooting happened in the 1600 block of S. Bedford Street around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, according to theA community member who knows one of the victims said she believes the Jewish community is being targeted. In response to the two shootings, Agudath Israel, an American organization that represents Haredi Orthodox Jews, said it is "greatly concerned over two shootings on consecutive days victimizing Orthodox Jews leaving their synagogues following morning prayers" and has been in contact with theSuspect arrested for synagogue shootings in Pico-Robertson area"While we do not yet know who the shooter are, if the cases are related, or what the motivations may have been, Agudath Israel...
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