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Police said the suspect, who has not been identified publicly, was arrested Thursday evening in Riverside County and evidence was seized that included a rifle and handgun.
The two men were shot on consecutive days in similar circumstances - while leaving synagogues on Pico Boulevard. The attacks left the Jewish community on edge.One shooting happened Wednesday morning in the 1400 block of Shenandoah Street. A Jewish man in his 40s wearing a yarmulke was walking to his car when someone shot him and then drove away, police say.
In both cases, the men had left synagogues on Pico Boulevard before they were shot. Both victims are expected to survive. The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles released a statement discussing the suspect that said in part:
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