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4 years ago

Poway Shooter Pleads Guilty

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John Earnest, who carried out the April 27, 2019 shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue that killed one woman and injured three other people, pleaded guilty in San Diego Superior Court Tuesday to murder and other state charges. He previously admitted to both the shooting in which he killed Lori Kaye, and the mosque fire in an online open letter in which he espoused flagrant anti-Semitic sentiments and a need to protect the “European race” • Full Story

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5 years ago

Attorney General Evaluating Death Penalty for Poway Shooter

STREET DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF LORI KAYE, HY"D

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The question of capital punishment continues to hang over the federal prosecution of John T. Earnest, the 21-year-old man charged with opening fire inside a Poway synagogue last year, killing one and wounding three others • Full Story

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5 years ago

Death Penalty Sought for Poway Shooter

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Prosecutors in California plan to seek the death penalty against a former college student accused of carrying out a 2019 attack on a San Diego-area Shul that left one woman dead and three others wounded • Full Story

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6 years ago

Rabbi Goldstein Greets President Trump

Poway Mayor Steve Vaus and Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein were among the first to greet President Donald Trump when he deplaned Air Force One Wednesday at MCAS Miramar in San Diego. Mayor Vaus said he gave President Trump a “Mayor’s Medallion” after shaking the president’s hand in the receiving line upon his arrival • Watch

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6 years ago

VP Pence Visits Poway Chabad

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Thursday afternoon, Vice President Mike Pence together with his wife Karen, made an unannounced stop to the Chabad of Poway, where one person was killed and three were injured in an anti-Semitic attack on the last day of Pessach. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, the Shliach and hero who was shot, was thrilled to see him • Full Story, Photos

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6 years ago

Behind the Scenes, Goldstein’s UN Address

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Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein spoke at the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday morning, just under two months after the deadly shooting at his synagogue. The rabbi’s remarks were part of a larger address calling on countries around the world to collaborate to fight anti-Semitism • Photos