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The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested a suspect in the shootings of two men outside synagogues in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of L.A. over the last two days.
The man has a history of animus toward the Jewish community, law enforcement sources told The Times.
In a statement late Thursday, the LAPD said that “the facts of the case led to the crime being investigated as a hate crime.”
The first shooting occurred around 10 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Shenandoah and Cashio streets, when a man in his 40s was shot in the back while walking to his vehicle, authorities said. The second was around 8:30 a.m. Thursday near Pickford and South Bedford streets — about two blocks away — when a man walking home was shot in the arm. Both victims survived the attacks.
The man has a history of animus toward the Jewish community, law enforcement sources told The Times.
In a statement late Thursday, the LAPD said that “the facts of the case led to the crime being investigated as a hate crime.”
The first shooting occurred around 10 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Shenandoah and Cashio streets, when a man in his 40s was shot in the back while walking to his vehicle, authorities said. The second was around 8:30 a.m. Thursday near Pickford and South Bedford streets — about two blocks away — when a man walking home was shot in the arm. Both victims survived the attacks.