CA - Gunman shoots two at L.A. synogogue

LinasK said:

LAPD on HLN saying they don't know motive- well DUH!:doh: Anti-semitism! How much clearer can you get? Another Buford Furrow, the A-hole that shot up the JCC off Rinaldi St. in Granada Hills...

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Cops release teen in Jewish temple shooting
Two men hospitalized after being shot in the legs in synagogue garage

Police detained a 17-year-old high school student near the temple because he matched a "very loose" description of the attacker, who was described as a black man wearing a hoodie, Deputy Police Chief Michel Moore said. They later released the youth and said he is no longer a suspect.

Initial security camera footage from the synagogue shows the suspect but not the shooting, and the quality is too poor for investigators to identify the man, Cmdr. Jorge Villegas said.

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Synagogue Attack: Business Dispute Led To North Hollywood Synagogue Attack

LOS ANGELES — The shooting of two men at a North Hollywood synagogue last year was prompted by a business dispute, an official said Monday.

One of the victims, Mori Ben-Nissan, was targeted in the attack and the other was a bystander, said Los Angeles Police Department detective Steve Castro, who is investigating the Oct. 29 shooting at the Adat Yeshurun Valley Sephardic Synagogue.

Both men survived after being shot in the knees or lower legs.

Police initially feared the synagogue shooting may have been a hate crime, but that theory was quickly dismissed. Detectives also investigated whether the shooting was connected to Israeli organized crime, but Castro said it was not.

Officials have linked Christopher Littlejohn to the synagogue attack. The 37-year-old was arrested Thursday by Beverly Hills police on suspicion of assault in a separate incident predating the synagogue shooting.

Castro said investigators were presenting their case to prosecutors Monday and additional charges against Littlejohn were expected.

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