The violence set off fear among the city's Jewish community as police increased patrols around houses of worship and officials decried the attacks.
LOS ANGELES, California --
Although police initially said there was no evidence to confirm the shootings were motivated by hate, they say the circumstances led them to pursue the investigation as a hate crime. The other happened Thursday morning a block away at the intersection of Pickford and Bedford streets. A Jewish man in his 70s was shot at by a suspect from inside a vehicle.
Police initially had different descriptions of the suspects in the two shootings but late Thursday they said they believe it was the same individual. The suspected gunman is described only as a man with a mustache and goatee driving a possible white compact vehicle."There's no way this is a coincidence," said local resident Shiva Mehrannia. "In a very Jewish neighborhood, both men leaving synagogues, possibly with a kippah on their head. I mean, you do the math.
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