NYT: One Dead in Synagogue Shooting Near San Diego, Officials Say

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore, center, arrives with other law enforcement officials o
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The New York Times is reporting on a shooting at a synagogue in Southern California on Passover weekend:

One person was killed and three injured in a shooting at a synagogue in California on Saturday afternoon, the authorities said.

The Poway Station of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said on Twitter that the shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. local time at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, Calif., about 25 miles north of San Diego.

A man was taken into custody, officials said. The gunman, identified as a white 19-year-old man, used an AR-style weapon and opened fire on the people inside the synagogue, Sheriff William Gore of San Diego County said at a news conference.

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