Suspect in deadly California synagogue shooting linked to mosque arson
Teenage gunman, who killed one woman and wounded three others, claims to have set a mosque on fire in March
Poway — A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation in connection with an unsolved mosque arson. The gunman walked into the suburban San Diego synagogue late on Saturday morning, the last day of the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover, and opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing one woman inside and wounding three others, including the rabbi, authorities said. He then sped away in a car, escaping an off-duty US Border Patrol agent who shot at the getaway vehicle but missed the suspect. However, the gunman pulled over and surrendered to police officers a short time later. The suspect was later identified as John Earnest of San Diego, the apparent author of a “manifesto” who claimed to have set a nearby mosque on fire in March and professed drawing inspiration from the gunman who killed nearly 50 people at two mosqu...
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