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The 2019 Poway Synagogue Shooting was a mass shooting that occurred at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California in late April 2019. One woman was killed by a gunman armed with an assault rifle, while three others suffered non-fatal injuries in the attack.

Background

On April 27, 2019, 19-year old John T. Earnest fired shots inside the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, on the last day of the Jewish Passover holiday. [1] One woman died and three other people were injured.[2]

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Suspect

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department identified John T. Earnest, a 19-year-old nursing student from the Rancho Penasquitos suburb of San Diego, California, as the suspect. In his manifesto that he posted on 8chan, the author blames Jews for the supposed "meticulously planned genocide of the European race". He praised gunman Brenton Tarrant for his role in the Christchurch mosque shootings in his manifesto and condemned Donald Trump as a Zionist.[3]

picture of John T. Earnest and the Chabad building where the Poway shooting happened

Online Reactions

That day, several posts about the shooting reached the front page of various subreddits.[6][7][8]

Also on April 27th, Twitter user Leibel Mangel posted a tweet[5] about Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was shot and injured in the attack (shown below). Within 72 hours, the tweet gained over 17,000 likes and 3,600 retweets.

tweet about Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein describing how he finished his sermon after being shot

Politician Responses

President of the United States Donald Trump offered "deepest sympathies to the families of those affected" by the shooting.[4] (see below)

Vice President of the United States Mike Pence tweeted, condemning the shooting.

Members of the Democratic Party Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden published statements condemning the attack.

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Overview

The 2019 Poway Synagogue Shooting was a mass shooting that occurred at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California in late April 2019. One woman was killed by a gunman armed with an assault rifle, while three others suffered non-fatal injuries in the attack.

Background

On April 27, 2019, 19-year old John T. Earnest fired shots inside the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California, on the last day of the Jewish Passover holiday. [1] One woman died and three other people were injured.[2]

Developments

Suspect

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department identified John T. Earnest, a 19-year-old nursing student from the Rancho Penasquitos suburb of San Diego, California, as the suspect. In his manifesto that he posted on 8chan, the author blames Jews for the supposed "meticulously planned genocide of the European race". He praised gunman Brenton Tarrant for his role in the Christchurch mosque shootings in his manifesto and condemned Donald Trump as a Zionist.[3]


picture of John T. Earnest and the Chabad building where the Poway shooting happened

Online Reactions

That day, several posts about the shooting reached the front page of various subreddits.[6][7][8]

Also on April 27th, Twitter user Leibel Mangel posted a tweet[5] about Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was shot and injured in the attack (shown below). Within 72 hours, the tweet gained over 17,000 likes and 3,600 retweets.


tweet about Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein describing how he finished his sermon after being shot

Politician Responses

President of the United States Donald Trump offered "deepest sympathies to the families of those affected" by the shooting.[4] (see below)

Vice President of the United States Mike Pence tweeted, condemning the shooting.

Members of the Democratic Party Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden published statements condemning the attack.

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