Breaking: Police arrested a man linked to two separate shootings of Jewish men in Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertson neighborhood, multiple law enforcement sources say.
The name of the man was not immediately released. Authorities believe both shootings were carried out by the same gunman. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is working with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Major Crimes Division on the case.
The first shooting happened around 9:55 a.m. Wednesday on the 1400 block of Shenandoah Street and involved a man in his 40s, according to the LAPD. The second incident happened Thursday around 8:30 a.m. on the 1600 block of S. Bedford Street and involved a man in his 70s. Both men had just left a synagogue, and the shootings happened less than a mile apart.by Regional Director Jeffrey I.
He said the LAPD is investigation the incidents and continues to work with the ADL."We will Continue to share information as we learn more. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families," Abrams said. A day earlier, Abrams gave more detail about the first shooting saying that a man was"shot leaving a prayer service," also in the heavily Jewish area of Pico-Robertson neighborhood of West Los Angeles, and that the victim is in stable condition.
Los Angles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement that her office was monitoring the situation and that,"These attacks on members of our Jewish community are unacceptable."Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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