A man armed with a semiautomatic rifle made this sa Saturday an attack on a synagogue in California, killing a woman and causing other three injured.
The incident happened in the town of Poway, near San Diego, in a moment in which the Church was crowded by be celebrating the last day of Passover.
Authorities have not yet explained the causes of the incident, but the President of the United States, Donald Trump, said that what happened “appears to be a hate crime”.
Police arrested a 19-year-old white man.
Officials investigate publications that supposedly suspect made on the internet, including a text that has been described as an open letter.
What happened?
The sheriff of the town, Bill Gore, said that police officers attended the synagogue shortly after 11:30 in the morning (18:30 GMT), when a man opened fire with an AR-15 type assault rifle.
He added that when an agent who was not in service saw the suspect to leave the place and made it a failed shot.
The attack occurred when the faithful celebrated the last day of Passover.
Soon after, the man was arrested by another officer.
“The saw clearly the vehicle of the suspect, who fell of the car with hands high and was immediately put in custody”, explained the Chief of police of San Diego, David Nisleit.
“While the actor was holding this 19-year-old man, he could see clearly a rifle in the car of the suspect passenger seat”, added.
The attack on the synagogue of Poway occurred exactly six months after the shooting occurred in a synagogue in Pittsburgh, in which 11 people were killed.
Prayers and legislation
In a message on his Twitter account, Trump President expressed his support for the victims of the event.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the shooting in the synagogue in Poway, California. God bless you all. The suspect is being held. The security forces did a super job. Many thanks”, he wrote.
The Democratic Congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also expressed condolences for what happened and called for the early adoption of the law HR8, a rule that would force to perform a criminal background check every time someone buy a firearm in States United.
“Grief-stricken to learn of the shooting in the synagogue in san Diego, especially on this final day of Easter. We have the responsibility to love and protect our neighbors. While the Senate delay much longer to make a vote on the HR8, will put more lives of Americans in danger”, said.
