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Police release identity of suspect after synagogue shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 injured

Written by Emma Needleman | Apr 27, 2019 8:34:26 PM

Authorities have identified the suspect in a shooting at a synagogue outside San Diego as John Earnest and say he’s also being investigated in a fire at a mosque in a nearby city last month.

San Diego County Sheriff William Gore told reporters Saturday that the 19-year-old had no prior arrests. He’s accused of killing a woman and wounding three others at Chabad of Poway on the last day of Passover.